President Biden signed into law six bills funding the federal government through the end of FY2024. Now, Congress must pass the rest—including the bill funding the Department of Education—before midnight, March 22, to avert a partial shutdown.
The day before, on the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, President Biden delivered his annual state-of-the-union address to Congress.
The President’s special guests underscored his vision and his values: a civil rights advocate who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that awful day, a middle school teacher whose student loan debt was forgiven, the head of the United Automobile Workers, and several other union members.
On Monday, in keeping with longstanding tradition, President Biden will release his FY2025 budget even though Congress is still working on FY2024.
Tell Congress what you think!
In solidarity,
Marc Egan
Government Relations Director
National Education Association
CHEER:Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) co-sponsored the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act (S. 597) to repeal GPO/WEP, which is important as leadership rarely cosponsors legislation.
CHEER:Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are leading a sign-on letter expressing concern about errors in the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and how the Department of Education plans to address them.
