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Rep. Sherrill Statement on Passage of COVID-19 Relief Measure for Small Businesses; Hospitals

Statement

Date: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Health and Health Care

Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement tonight after passage of the fourth COVID-19 relief package, which provides additional funding for small businesses, hospitals, and COVID-19 testing.

"Every day, I talk with small businesses who need immediate help confronting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Representative Sherrill. "It's long past time to provide more assistance to the businesses who line the main streets across my district -- small businesses who are just trying to survive this crisis and take care of their employees. Our economy needs them to not only survive, but to be poised and ready when we have weathered this pandemic.

"Although this bill provides much needed assistance to small businesses and hospitals, it is not enough. Congress must continue to work across the aisle to make sure our state and local governments have the help they need to get their residents back on their feet."

The legislation will provide an additional $321 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, an additional $60 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loans, $75 billion in additional funding for healthcare providers, as well as a much-needed additional $25 billion for testing.


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