CONGRESS The House passed H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, by a vote of 378-26. The House Republican Conference elected Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) as the House Appropriations Committee Chair. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona asking for details on the Department’s Comprehensive Literacy State […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring interns, Mimi Xhaferi and Lucia Gotera. Mimi is a Junior at Baylor University majoring in Political Science and Medical Humanities. Lucia is a Junior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Political Science with a minor in Legal Studies and History. Learn a little bit about each of them below! […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Grace Embi and Katrina Sam. Grace is a Senior at Indiana University majoring in Law and Public Policy and minoring in Creative Writing. Katrina is a Senior at University of California, Irvine (UCI) double majoring in Psychology and Criminology, Law and Society and minoring in Sociology. Learn a little […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through November 17. The U.S. House of Representatives removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House on a 216-210 vote. Rep. […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION In response to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) striking down the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to regulate on providing loan […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Summer interns, Alysha Bold and Lucy Colangelo. Alysha is a rising Senior at the University of Georgia studying Economics and Political Science and is also pursuing a Nonprofit Management and Leadership Certificate. Lucy is a rising Junior at Duke University studying Public Policy, Spanish and History. Learn a little bit about […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden offered remarks and Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement on the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision on Affirmative Action. The Biden Administration also announced “Actions to Promote Educational Opportunity and Diversity in Colleges […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” on a party-line vote of 219-203. U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy unveiled the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, Republicans’ initial […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on foreign gift reporting for institutions of higher education. House Republicans sent a letter to ED […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group CONGRESS U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans published the list of their respective members’ committee assignments. U.S House of Representatives Republicans and Democrats have now both published the list of members who will serve on the House Committee on Education and the […]
