Letter to Sen. Edward Kennedy, expressing support for S. 1642, the "Higher Education Amendments of 2007" (to reauthorize the Higher Education Act) and S. 1762, the "Higher Education Access Act of 2007" (higher education budget reconciliation).  (7/13/07)

Statement commending the U.S. Senate on its passage of the America COMPETES Act (S.761), which contains several provisions in support of graduate education.  (4/30/07)

Statement commending the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 362 and H.R. 363, legislation intended to enhance American competitiveness and innovation.  The bills contain provisions in support of graduate education. (4/26/07)

Letter to House Education and Labor Committee, providing comments and recommendations for reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA).   (4/13/07)

Letter to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), commending him for introducing the Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership (SKIL) Act of 2007 (S. 1083), which includes provisions to attract and retain foreign students.  (4/11/07)

Letter to Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN), House Science Committee chairman, commending him for introducing HR.362, which would support the development of master's degree programs for current science and math teachers.  (3/26/07) 

Letter to Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), applauding the formation of a Diversity and Innovation Caucus in the House of Representatives.  (3/26/07) 

Statement applauding the introduction of the America COMPETES Act (S. 761).  It contains a number of provisions supporting graduate education, such as increasing the number of IGERT awards and funding to support Professional Science Master's (PSM) degree programs.  (3/13/07)

Statement on student debt relief legislation (HR.5 and S.359) that would cut subsidized Stafford loan interest rates only for undergraduate borrowers.  (2/5/07)

Response to President Bush's 2007 State of the Union address.  (1/26/07)

Statement on the Final Report of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. (9/26/06)

Letter to National Institutes of Health, co-signed by five associations, calling on NIH to delay implementation of proposed cap on tuition reimbursement for Kirschstein National Research Service Awards. (6/2/06)

Letter to Congressman Joe Schwarz (R-MI), expressing appreciation for introducing the "Science and Mathematics Education for Competitiveness Act". (5/11/06)

CGS urges U.S. House leadership to increase funding for basic research in the FY2007 Budget Resolution. (4/6/06)

Appreciation and support for U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) for introducing the "National Defense Education Act for the 21st Century" (HR 4734), which includes several provisions consistent with CGS's white paper on NDEA21. (3/1/06)

Support for President Bush's American Competitiveness Initiative, announced in his 2006 State of the Union Address. (2/1/06)

Support for the Protecting America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Act introduced by Senators Domenici (R-NM), Bingaman (D-NM), Alexander (R-TN), and Mikulski (D-MD). (1/25/06)

Comments on the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) Proposed Principles for Federal Support of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training in Sciences and Engineering. (1/18/06)

Support for the National Innovation Act introduced by Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT). (12/14/05)

Comments on proposed fiscal policy changes to National Institutes of Health Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA). (11/21/05)

Comments on proposed Department of Defense rules on Deemed Exports. (10/11/05)

Statement from the higher education, scientific, and research communities proposing visa reforms to boost U.S. scientific and economic competitiveness. (5/18/05)

Appreciation for Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) for introducing the Collaborative Opportunities to Mobilize and Promote Education, Technology and Enterprise (COMPETE) Act (S. 1020). (5/05)

Support for the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation’s report The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States Losing Its Competitive Edge. (2/16/05)