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