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JAYAPAL & BROWN INTRODUCE BICAMERAL BILL TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Students Not Profits Act to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges by ending taxpayer…
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Jayapal Secures Critical Investments for Washington Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed H.R. 3055, the second “minibus” spending bill for the fiscal year 2020, which included significant investments in affordable housing, transportation, infrastructure and the environment. This second bill package includes bold requests led by…
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Jayapal Secures One Million Dollars for Federal Homelessness Programs in FY2020 Funding Package

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jayapal successfully secured one million dollars of additional federal funding for homelessness and housing services. Her amendment to the FY2020 appropriations bill (H.R. 3055) was approved overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis.  “These grants fund programs…
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