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FUTURE Act

Doug Jones’s funding for HBCUs signed into law

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law the FUTURE Act, which restores millions in federal funding to historically black Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala, applauded the Senate for passing his bipartisan legislation on Dec. 10 to refund the minorty-serving schools. “This day has been more than a … Continued
December 20, 2019
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Fighting for our HBCUs

Right now Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions across the country are facing a disastrous financial cliff, all because the Senate has failed to renew $255 million in federal funding for these schools. Federal funding for HBCUs shouldn’t be caught in the political winds and left to expire because of partisan … Continued
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November 11, 2019

Doug Jones leads new push to renew funding for HBCUs

Monday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Alabama) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) are leading a group of 36 of their colleagues in a new push to pass funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). The Senators sent a letter to both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Minority Leader Chuck … Continued
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November 5, 2019

Jones urges Congress to extend funding for HBCUs

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Hoover, spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday to urge his colleagues to support renewed funding for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions by passing his bipartisan, bicameral Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act. “At the end of the fiscal year, nearly half of all federal … Continued
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September 12, 2019