Call Congress Day and Legislative Action Days at Home

 Legislative Action Days at Home

The goal is to have graduate and professional students call Congress about the PROSPER Act at the same time that our Director of National Affairs and other members of the GA will be in DC meeting with legislators.

We’re calling our congress representatives about the effects of the proposed higher education reauthorization act – the PROSPER ACT and its impact on higher education. There are many provisions in the proposed law which will adversely impact graduate and professional students, and the ones of most concern to us are:

● The elimination of Grad Plus loans

● The elimination of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

● The elimination of work study programs for graduate students

● The preservation of loan interest rates that discriminate against graduate-professional students

● And, provisions that adversely affect the Clery Act.

Here’s the MU GPC Call Script- PROSPER

FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES

Senator Josh Hawley

Senator Eric Schmitt

Representative Mark Alford (District 4; Columbia)

  • Republican
  • Columbia Office: 2401Bernadette Drive, Suite 117,
  • Columbia Phone:
  • D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2876

Representative Cori Bush (District 1)

Representative Ann Wagner (District 2)

Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (District 3)

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (District 5)

Representative Sam Graves (District 6)

Representative Eric Burlison (District 7)

Representative Jason Smith (District 8)

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

Representative Cheri Toalson-Reisch (MO-44)

  • Republican
  • Jefferson Office: MO House of Representatives
  • 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 113 · P: 573-751-1169

Representative Mary Steinhoff (MO-45)

  • Democrat
  • Jefferson Office: MO House of Representatives
  • 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 135-BA · P: 573-751-4189

Representative David Tyson Smith (MO-46)

  • Democrat
  • Jefferson Office: MO House of Representatives
  • 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 105-H
  • P: 573-751-9753

Representative Adrian Plank (MO-47)

  • Republican
  • Jefferson Office: MO House of Representatives
  • 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 101-K
  • P: 573-751-1501

Representative Sara Walsh (MO-50)

  • Democrat
  • Jefferson Office: MO House of Representatives
  • 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 407-C
  • P: 573-751-21