Letters to Congress and the Administration

2007 Letters to Congress
2008 Letters to Congress

• Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Remedying Taxation of Federal Student Loan Forgiveness in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221) ( PDF; AASCU sign-on )
  November 10, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee on the Modernization of the Tax Treatment of Cell Phones (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  October 26, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee on the Extension of the Tuition Deduction and IRA Charitable Rollover (PDF, AASCU sign-on)
  October 26, 2009
  
  
• Coalition letter to Chairman Frank supporting Rep. Waters's amendment to H.R. 3126, giving the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency full authority over all private student loans.
  October 8, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the Senate opposing the Coburn Amendment 2631 to H.R. 2846, the FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.
  
  
• Coalition letter to Rep. Cohen requesting changes in treatment of educational debt in bankruptcy laws (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  September 23, 2009
  
  
• AASCU's Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on General and Non-Loan Programmatic Issues
  September 22, 2009
  
  
• AASCU letter to Chairman Miller outlining concerns in H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (PDF; AASCU-written)
  September 16, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the House of Representatives concerning provisions in H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  September 16, 2009
  
  
• Letter to President Obama urging the restoration of academic travel between the US and Cuba (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  July 22, 2009
  
  
• Letter to House Education Committee Chairman on HR 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  July 21, 2009
  
  
• Committee for Education Funding Fiscal Year 2010 Letter to Appropriators (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  July 15, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in Support of the DREAM Act, S. 729/H.R. 1751 (PDF; AASCU sign-on )
  July 1, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Congress on Maintaining Federal Funding for Minority Serving Institutions ( PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  June 19, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the House of Representatives in Support of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  June 9, 2009
  
  
• Amicus Brief submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of O'Connell, et al vs. Chapman University, supporting the U.S. District Court of Central California ruling on higher education accreditation decisions, affirming that courts should not substitute their judgment for that of accrediting bodies.
  (PDF ; AASCU sign-on)
  June 3, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on the proposed amendments to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) Docket No. R-1353 (PDF; AASCU written)
  May 26, 2009
  
  
• Letter sent to the House and Senate Appropriators encouraging support of federal higher education funding (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  May 15, 2009
  
  
• Letter to HELP Committee on Proposed Changes to the Master Calendar Provision of the HEA H. R. 1777 (PDF; AASCU SIGN-on)
  May 8, 2009
  
  
• Letter from Secretary Duncan to the Congress requesting a waiver of Master Calendar rules that prompted a response by the higher education community above (PDF; AASCU Sign-on)
  May 4, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the House and Senate in Support of S. Con. Res. 13 (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  April 28, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Congressional committees urging support for international and foreign language programs (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  April 21, 2009
  
  
• Letter to U.S. Representatives supporting the House version of the FY2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  April 21, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Senators supporting the House version of the FY2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  April 21, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the House of Representatives in Support of the FY 2010 Budget Resolution (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  March 31, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Veterans Administration Secretary Eric Shinseki offering principles on the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  March 25, 2009
  
  
• Committee for Education Funding Joint Letter with National Collaboration for Youth to members of the Budget Committee regarding FY2010 Budget (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  March 24, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Secretary Duncan regarding teacher education and student loan default recommendations for change (PDF; AASCU-written)
  March 5, 2009
  
  
• Attachment to March 5 letter to Secretary Duncan highlighting AASCU positions in the 2009 Public Policy Agenda (PDF; AASCU-written)
  March 5, 2009
  
  
• Student Aid Alliance Letter opposing McCain Amendment to the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  March 3, 2009
  
  
• Committee for Education Funding Letter to Majority Leader Reid in support of the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  March 2, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Secretary Duncan suggesting changes to eligibility determination in the Pell Grant program (PDF; AASCU-written)
  February 19, 2009
  
  
• Letter to House and Senate conferees advocating AASCU's positions on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU-written)
  February 11, 2009
  
  
• Letter to House-Senate Conferees on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  February 11, 2009
  
  
• Student Aid Alliance Letter to the Senate opposing cuts to the Pell Grant program (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  February 6, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Senators urging inclusion of Pell Grant funding in the final stimulus bill (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  February 5, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Sen. Shaheen supporting the college infrastructure amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  February 4, 2009
  
  
• Student Aid Alliance Letter to the Senate urging inclusion of Pell Grant funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU sign-on)
  February 2, 2009
  
  
• Committee for Education Funding Letter to Members of Congress in Support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU-sign on)
  January 27, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU-sign on)
  January 27, 2009
  
  
• Student Aid Alliance Letter to the House of Representatives in Support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU-sign on)
  January 26, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Chairmen Frank and Miller urging consumer protection and accountability standards for fund disbursement to private student loan lenders under the TALF program (PDF; AASCU-sign on)
  January 26, 2009
  
  
• Letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs commenting on regulations in the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill (PDF; AASCU-initiated)
  January 22, 2009
  
  
• Letter to Chairman David Obey and Speaker Pelosi applauding higher education provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF; AASCU-initiated)
  January 16, 2009