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 Roy Blunt
- Republican
- Columbia Office: 1123 Wilkes Blvd. Suite 320, Columbia, MO 65201
- Columbia Phone: 573 – 442-8151
- D.C. Phone: 202-224-5721
Senator Josh Hawley
- Republican
- Columbia Office:
- Columbia Phone: 816-960-4694
- D.C. Phone: 202-224-6154
Representative Vicky Hartzler (District 4; Columbia)
- Republican
- Columbia Office: 2415 Carter Lane, Suite 4, Columbia, MO 65201
- Columbia Phone: (573) 442-9311
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2876
Representative Ann Wagner (District 2)
- Republican
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-1621
Representative Billy Long (District 7)
- Republican
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-6536
Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (District 3)
- Republican
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2956
Representative Emanuel Cleaver (District 5)
- Democrat
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-4535
Representative Jason Smith (District 8)
- Republican
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-4404
Representative Sam Graves (District 6)
- Republican
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-7041
Representative William Lacy Clay
- Democrat
- D.C. Phone: (202) 225-2406
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Representative Cheri Toalson-Reisch (MO-44)
- Republican
- P: 573-751-1169
Representative Kip Kendrick (MO-45)
- Democrat
- P: 573-751-4189
Representative Martha Stevens (MO-46)
- Democrat
- P: 573-751-4189
Representative Chuck Basye (MO-47)
- Republican
- P: 573-751-1501
Representative Sara Walsh (MO-50)
- Republican
- P: 573-751-2134