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June 4, 2020
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Minority Leader Schumer - Concern Over Extending Supplemental Unemployment Insurance
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
June 1, 2020
Tweet - "Americans have watched peaceful protests hijacked into violent riots that inflict the kind of injustice they supposedly oppose. Small businesses destroyed. Neighborhoods torn up. Police attacked on city streets. These riots need to stop. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020
Congressman Rogers Supports Return to Work Bonus
Rep. Hal Rogers
May 29, 2020
ICYMI: Guthrie Votes to Protect Small Businesses
Rep. Steven Guthrie
May 29, 2020
McConnell Helps Secure Assistance for Coal Miners Clinic in Muhlenberg County
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Congressman Barr Requests Simplified Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application for Small Businesses
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
May 26, 2020
Tweet - "The CARES Act is investing billions of dollars into families, healthcare workers, and small businesses across the country. In Kentucky, it's already added up to an $11 billion impact."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Rubio Leads Colleagues in Requesting Full SBA Investigation Over Planned Parenthood Improperly Receiving PPP Loans
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
May 21, 2020
Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be joining @marthamaccallum ~7:00 PM EST to discuss the House Democrats' obsession with impeachment and the Senate's continued focus on coronavirus relief, legal protections for frontline workers, and other key Senate priorities."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - McConnell and Senate Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Improper PPP Funding for Planned Parenthood
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
May 20, 2020
Business Before the Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2020
Tweet - "My hometown of Louisville, Kentucky is home to the baseball bat factory that makes the world-famous Louisville Slugger. Thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program, 171 employees were pulled off furlough and put right back on the payroll."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Fred Keller Signs Letter Calling for Regulatory Relief to Supercharge COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' huge new bill would cut taxes for blue-state millionaires, send government checks to illegal immigrants, and -- wait for it -- mandate two separate taxpayer-funded studies of diversity in the cannabis industry. This is their effort at coronavirus relief?"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 13, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program is continuing to provide critical relief for small businesses across America. The manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats says it put 171 furloughed employees back on the payroll after receiving a loan."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 12, 2020
Tweet - "More than two-thirds of independent business owners say they are worried about a legal liability minefield getting in the way of re-opening. The Senate majority is not going to stand idly by and let trial lawyers vacuum up relief money & redirect it into their own pockets."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 11, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program is helping nearly 42,000 Kentucky job creators & millions of small businesses nationwide access emergency cash. This program is a lifeline for American workers and Main Streets across the country."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 8, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bipartisan Members Urge House Leaders to Promote Competition in Telecommunications Supply Chains
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
April 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans
Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
April 29, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @kilmeade to discuss liability protections for frontline workers, reconvening the Senate next week, and Senate Republicans' accomplishments working with President Trump:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020
McConnell on the Brian Kilmeade Show
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020
Tweet - "We need to provide protection -- litigation protection -- for those who have been on the front lines. And we have to help businesses and employees go back to work without fear of trial lawyers sharpening their pencils."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Capito, Colleagues Urge Federal Reserve to Protect Second Amendment Industries from Discrimination
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 27, 2020
Tweet - "If it is essential for doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, truck drivers, grocery-store workers, and other brave Americans to keep carefully manning their duty stations, then it is essential for Senators to carefully man ours and support them. We are reconvening next week."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 25, 2020
Tweet - "Thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program, more businesses like The Cheddar Box Cafe in Kentucky, will be able to keep their doors open and their employees on payroll. This is just one of the many success stories of this vital job saving program."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 24, 2020
Tweet - ". @POTUS just signed our latest relief bill. It expands funding for saving small businesses and protecting Americans' paychecks. It strengthens support for hospitals, healthcare providers, and testing. Proud to have led the historic CARES Act and this expansion of key provisions."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 24, 2020
McConnell Applauds Inclusion of Horse Racetracks in Popular Small Business Loan Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 23, 2020
Tweet - "Historic, tragic layoffs continue to pile up nationwide. This pandemic has erased a decade of job creation in just over one month. Democrats should never have made the Paycheck Protection Program lapse. The House must follow the Senate's lead and vote today to re-open it."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI Television: I joined @FoxNews with @BillHemmer to discuss yesterday's Senate vote to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program and the next steps to help our nation combat the pandemic."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
McConnell on Hugh Hewitt
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
Tweet - "TUNE IN ; to @FoxNews . I will be joining @BillHemmer soon to discuss Senate Republicans' successful effort to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
McConnell on Bill Hemmer Reports
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Tweet - "I am encouraged that Democrats have finally agreed to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program and abandon a number of their unrelated demands. My full statement on Congress's new bipartisan agreement to provide additional small-business support, more funding for testing, and more:"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Tweet - "I'm proud of Congress's new bipartisan agreement. I am just sorry that Democrats shut down emergency support for Main Street in a search for partisan "leverage" that never materialized. It's time to move forward together and get this done for the American people."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Senators Call For SBA To Continue Accepting Paycheck Protection Program Applications
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 20, 2020
Tweet - "It's been four days since the Paycheck Protection Program ran dry. Republicans have been trying to fund this job-saving program for over a week, but Democrats have blocked us. The Senate will meet again tomorrow. I hope my colleagues will finally let this help move forward."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 20, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program ran dry on Thursday and Democrats continue to block more funding. Democrats must let us reopen this crucial program before more Americans are laid off needlessly and more small businesses are shuttered that could have survived."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 17, 2020
Small Businesses in Southeastern Kentucky Receive Funding from the CARES Act
Rep. Hal Rogers
April 17, 2020
Tweet - "Twenty million Americans have lost their jobs in one month. We badly need the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program to keep saving more small businesses. But Democrats have been blocking its funding for over a week and now this crucial program is shut down."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans tried to pass more money for Americans' paychecks last week. Democrats blocked it. Speaker Pelosi said she saw "no data as to why we need it." She said "we have time to negotiate." Democrats did nothing and now the program has shut down."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Millions more Americans are losing their jobs every week. Absolutely crushing. Republicans have spent a week trying to fund the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program so more Americans can keep their jobs. Democrats are blocking the money and making the program run dry."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Guthrie Statement on Paycheck Protection Program Funding
Rep. Steven Guthrie
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "One week ago, I warned that the Paycheck Protection Program was running out of money and tried to a pass clean funding bill. Senate Democrats blocked it. Here we are, a week later, with no progress. This morning, the PPP ran out of money and shut down, just as we'd warned."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Five million more Americans lost their jobs just last week. That makes 20 million layoffs in one month. Americans need Democrats to stop blocking emergency paycheck money and let this job-saving program reopen. I hope our colleagues come around soon."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Even now, Senate Democrats are still blocking funding for the Paycheck Protection Program. It is surreal to see Democratic leaders treat support for workers and small businesses as something they need to be goaded into supporting."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020
McConnell and McCarthy on Democrats' Lapse in the Paycheck Protection Program: "This Did Not Have to Happen"
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program will run out of money in a matter of hours. It has been stunning to watch our Democratic colleagues treat emergency funding for Americans' paychecks like a Republican priority which they need to be goaded into supporting."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020
McCarthy and McConnell Call on Democrats to Stop Blocking Emergency Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "The cost of continued Democratic obstruction on the Paycheck Protection Program will be pink slips and shuttered businesses. Funding for a bipartisan program should not be a partisan issue. My joint statement with @GOPLeader :"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020
Tweet - "Clean funding for worker pay in a crisis should not be controversial. I hope our Democratic colleagues will let Congress act this week. American workers deserve paychecks, not pink slips caused by political games."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020
McConnell Update on Senate Schedule & Urgent Priorities
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 13, 2020
Tweet - "Last week, Democrats objected to a clean funding increase for the crucial Paycheck Protection Program -- even though it's on track to run out of funding as soon as this week. American workers deserve better than political games."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 11, 2020
Tweet - "I issued the following statement with @GOPLeader on the urgent need to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program. There is no excuse for a lack of urgency. American jobs are literally at stake."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2020
Leaders McConnell and McCarthy Renew Call for Action to Support Americans' Paychecks and Save Small Businesses
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
April 10, 2020
Tweet - "Small business layoffs spiked 1,000% last month. 10% of the U.S. workforce is now jobless. This is no time for political games. I hope Democrats stop blocking more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program very soon. American jobs depend on it."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Association - Johnson Urges Clarification for Farmers and Ranchers on SBA Loans
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
April 9, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Democrats just blocked urgent money for a popular, bipartisan job-saving program which they themselves literally coauthored with us two weeks ago. I complimented both sides and asked to increase the dollar amount without changing anything else. But they blocked it."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 8, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow morning, I'll ask unanimous consent to pass standalone emergency funding for the hugely popular Paycheck Protection Program that is saving small-business jobs as we speak. As the rest of the CARES Act continues to come online, this key part is already low on funds."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 8, 2020
Tweet - "The Restaurant Workers Relief Program was created to serve fellow Kentuckians in Louisville. Now, it's expanding to serve more than 50,000 hot meals to service industry workers and their families across the country."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Tweet - "I will work with Secretary Mnuchin and Leader Schumer and hope to approve further funding for the Paycheck Protection Program by unanimous consent or voice vote during the next scheduled Senate session on Thursday."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Tweet - "Even as the CARES Act continues to come online, it is clear that the small-business Paycheck Protection Program will need more funding. Congress needs to act with speed and focus to provide more money for this crucial and bipartisan program."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
McConnell Statement on Additional Funding for Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Statement from Rep. Andy Barr Calling for Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program
Rep. Andy Barr
April 3, 2020
Tweet - "The most important thing that we can do for our nation's small businesses & their employees is to provide them resources to weather this storm. That's exactly why the Senate wrote and passed the CARES Act. https://bit.ly/2wfg0Zg"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans are closely tracking the implementation of our historic CARES Act as the Administration puts it into effect for the American people. We are committed to supporting American workers, families, and small businesses as our nation confronts this historic emergency."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020
Guthrie: Paycheck Protection Program Now Open for Small Businesses
Rep. Steven Guthrie
April 2, 2020
Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell - Lucas Urges Federal Reserve To Extend Commercial Paper Funding Facility to CP Issuers in Critical Infrastructure
Rep. Andy Barr, ...
March 27, 2020
Tweet - ". @POTUS just signed the CARES Act. The Senate's bold legislation is now law. It will get emergency cash to families and small businesses and surge resources to doctors, nurses, hospitals, and the race for new treatments and vaccines. #WeAreAllInThisTogether"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 27, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI: Last night, I joined @marthamaccallum with @FoxNews to discuss the Senate's historic response to the coronavirus, which will rush much needed aid to our brave medical professionals and relief to families and small businesses."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 24, 2020
Tweet - "Small businesses, working families, and medical responders across our country need help now. That's why the Senate is working non-stop on a bipartisan agreement on bold, urgent relief. We can't afford to waste another moment. https://nyti.ms/3driGn8"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
March 22, 2020
Tweet - "Our nation cannot afford this game of chicken. We cannot afford the cynical partisanship. This is a national emergency. Not a partisan opportunity. Doctors, nurses, small business employees, laid-off Americans, and vulnerable seniors need help right now."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date
Title
Politician
June 4, 2020
Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Minority Leader Schumer - Concern Over Extending Supplemental Unemployment Insurance
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
June 1, 2020
Tweet - "Americans have watched peaceful protests hijacked into violent riots that inflict the kind of injustice they supposedly oppose. Small businesses destroyed. Neighborhoods torn up. Police attacked on city streets. These riots need to stop. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
June 1, 2020
Congressman Rogers Supports Return to Work Bonus
Rep.Hal Rogers
May 29, 2020
ICYMI: Guthrie Votes to Protect Small Businesses
Rep.Steven Guthrie
May 29, 2020
McConnell Helps Secure Assistance for Coal Miners Clinic in Muhlenberg County
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Congressman Barr Requests Simplified Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness Application for Small Businesses
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
May 26, 2020
Tweet - "The CARES Act is investing billions of dollars into families, healthcare workers, and small businesses across the country. In Kentucky, it's already added up to an $11 billion impact."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 22, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Rubio Leads Colleagues in Requesting Full SBA Investigation Over Planned Parenthood Improperly Receiving PPP Loans
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
May 21, 2020
Tweet - "TUNE IN: I will be joining @marthamaccallum ~7:00 PM EST to discuss the House Democrats' obsession with impeachment and the Senate's continued focus on coronavirus relief, legal protections for frontline workers, and other key Senate priorities."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - McConnell and Senate Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Improper PPP Funding for Planned Parenthood
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
May 20, 2020
Business Before the Senate
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 20, 2020
Tweet - "My hometown of Louisville, Kentucky is home to the baseball bat factory that makes the world-famous Louisville Slugger. Thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program, 171 employees were pulled off furlough and put right back on the payroll."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Fred Keller Signs Letter Calling for Regulatory Relief to Supercharge COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' huge new bill would cut taxes for blue-state millionaires, send government checks to illegal immigrants, and -- wait for it -- mandate two separate taxpayer-funded studies of diversity in the cannabis industry. This is their effort at coronavirus relief?"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 13, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program is continuing to provide critical relief for small businesses across America. The manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats says it put 171 furloughed employees back on the payroll after receiving a loan."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 12, 2020
Tweet - "More than two-thirds of independent business owners say they are worried about a legal liability minefield getting in the way of re-opening. The Senate majority is not going to stand idly by and let trial lawyers vacuum up relief money & redirect it into their own pockets."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 11, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program is helping nearly 42,000 Kentucky job creators & millions of small businesses nationwide access emergency cash. This program is a lifeline for American workers and Main Streets across the country."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 8, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Bipartisan Members Urge House Leaders to Promote Competition in Telecommunications Supply Chains
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
April 30, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Inhofe Joins Daines, Colleagues in Urging SBA to exclude Planned Parenthood from PPP loans
Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
April 29, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI: I joined @kilmeade to discuss liability protections for frontline workers, reconvening the Senate next week, and Senate Republicans' accomplishments working with President Trump:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020
McConnell on the Brian Kilmeade Show
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020
Tweet - "We need to provide protection -- litigation protection -- for those who have been on the front lines. And we have to help businesses and employees go back to work without fear of trial lawyers sharpening their pencils."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 28, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary for the Department of Treasury, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Capito, Colleagues Urge Federal Reserve to Protect Second Amendment Industries from Discrimination
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 27, 2020
Tweet - "If it is essential for doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, truck drivers, grocery-store workers, and other brave Americans to keep carefully manning their duty stations, then it is essential for Senators to carefully man ours and support them. We are reconvening next week."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 25, 2020
Tweet - "Thanks to the Paycheck Protection Program, more businesses like The Cheddar Box Cafe in Kentucky, will be able to keep their doors open and their employees on payroll. This is just one of the many success stories of this vital job saving program."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 24, 2020
Tweet - ". @POTUS just signed our latest relief bill. It expands funding for saving small businesses and protecting Americans' paychecks. It strengthens support for hospitals, healthcare providers, and testing. Proud to have led the historic CARES Act and this expansion of key provisions."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 24, 2020
McConnell Applauds Inclusion of Horse Racetracks in Popular Small Business Loan Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 23, 2020
Tweet - "Historic, tragic layoffs continue to pile up nationwide. This pandemic has erased a decade of job creation in just over one month. Democrats should never have made the Paycheck Protection Program lapse. The House must follow the Senate's lead and vote today to re-open it."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI Television: I joined @FoxNews with @BillHemmer to discuss yesterday's Senate vote to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program and the next steps to help our nation combat the pandemic."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
McConnell on Hugh Hewitt
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
Tweet - "TUNE IN ; to @FoxNews . I will be joining @BillHemmer soon to discuss Senate Republicans' successful effort to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 22, 2020
McConnell on Bill Hemmer Reports
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Tweet - "I am encouraged that Democrats have finally agreed to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program and abandon a number of their unrelated demands. My full statement on Congress's new bipartisan agreement to provide additional small-business support, more funding for testing, and more:"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 21, 2020
Tweet - "I'm proud of Congress's new bipartisan agreement. I am just sorry that Democrats shut down emergency support for Main Street in a search for partisan "leverage" that never materialized. It's time to move forward together and get this done for the American people."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Senators Call For SBA To Continue Accepting Paycheck Protection Program Applications
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 20, 2020
Tweet - "It's been four days since the Paycheck Protection Program ran dry. Republicans have been trying to fund this job-saving program for over a week, but Democrats have blocked us. The Senate will meet again tomorrow. I hope my colleagues will finally let this help move forward."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 20, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program ran dry on Thursday and Democrats continue to block more funding. Democrats must let us reopen this crucial program before more Americans are laid off needlessly and more small businesses are shuttered that could have survived."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 17, 2020
Small Businesses in Southeastern Kentucky Receive Funding from the CARES Act
Rep.Hal Rogers
April 17, 2020
Tweet - "Twenty million Americans have lost their jobs in one month. We badly need the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program to keep saving more small businesses. But Democrats have been blocking its funding for over a week and now this crucial program is shut down."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Republicans tried to pass more money for Americans' paychecks last week. Democrats blocked it. Speaker Pelosi said she saw "no data as to why we need it." She said "we have time to negotiate." Democrats did nothing and now the program has shut down."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Millions more Americans are losing their jobs every week. Absolutely crushing. Republicans have spent a week trying to fund the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program so more Americans can keep their jobs. Democrats are blocking the money and making the program run dry."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Guthrie Statement on Paycheck Protection Program Funding
Rep.Steven Guthrie
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "One week ago, I warned that the Paycheck Protection Program was running out of money and tried to a pass clean funding bill. Senate Democrats blocked it. Here we are, a week later, with no progress. This morning, the PPP ran out of money and shut down, just as we'd warned."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Five million more Americans lost their jobs just last week. That makes 20 million layoffs in one month. Americans need Democrats to stop blocking emergency paycheck money and let this job-saving program reopen. I hope our colleagues come around soon."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 16, 2020
Tweet - "Even now, Senate Democrats are still blocking funding for the Paycheck Protection Program. It is surreal to see Democratic leaders treat support for workers and small businesses as something they need to be goaded into supporting."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020
McConnell and McCarthy on Democrats' Lapse in the Paycheck Protection Program: "This Did Not Have to Happen"
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program will run out of money in a matter of hours. It has been stunning to watch our Democratic colleagues treat emergency funding for Americans' paychecks like a Republican priority which they need to be goaded into supporting."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 15, 2020
McCarthy and McConnell Call on Democrats to Stop Blocking Emergency Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "The cost of continued Democratic obstruction on the Paycheck Protection Program will be pink slips and shuttered businesses. Funding for a bipartisan program should not be a partisan issue. My joint statement with @GOPLeader :"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020
Tweet - "Clean funding for worker pay in a crisis should not be controversial. I hope our Democratic colleagues will let Congress act this week. American workers deserve paychecks, not pink slips caused by political games."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 14, 2020
McConnell Update on Senate Schedule & Urgent Priorities
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 13, 2020
Tweet - "Last week, Democrats objected to a clean funding increase for the crucial Paycheck Protection Program -- even though it's on track to run out of funding as soon as this week. American workers deserve better than political games."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 11, 2020
Tweet - "I issued the following statement with @GOPLeader on the urgent need to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program. There is no excuse for a lack of urgency. American jobs are literally at stake."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2020
Leaders McConnell and McCarthy Renew Call for Action to Support Americans' Paychecks and Save Small Businesses
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
April 10, 2020
Tweet - "Small business layoffs spiked 1,000% last month. 10% of the U.S. workforce is now jobless. This is no time for political games. I hope Democrats stop blocking more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program very soon. American jobs depend on it."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Association - Johnson Urges Clarification for Farmers and Ranchers on SBA Loans
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
April 9, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Democrats just blocked urgent money for a popular, bipartisan job-saving program which they themselves literally coauthored with us two weeks ago. I complimented both sides and asked to increase the dollar amount without changing anything else. But they blocked it."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 8, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow morning, I'll ask unanimous consent to pass standalone emergency funding for the hugely popular Paycheck Protection Program that is saving small-business jobs as we speak. As the rest of the CARES Act continues to come online, this key part is already low on funds."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 8, 2020
Tweet - "The Restaurant Workers Relief Program was created to serve fellow Kentuckians in Louisville. Now, it's expanding to serve more than 50,000 hot meals to service industry workers and their families across the country."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Tweet - "I will work with Secretary Mnuchin and Leader Schumer and hope to approve further funding for the Paycheck Protection Program by unanimous consent or voice vote during the next scheduled Senate session on Thursday."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Tweet - "Even as the CARES Act continues to come online, it is clear that the small-business Paycheck Protection Program will need more funding. Congress needs to act with speed and focus to provide more money for this crucial and bipartisan program."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
McConnell Statement on Additional Funding for Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 7, 2020
Statement from Rep. Andy Barr Calling for Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program
Rep.Andy Barr
April 3, 2020
Tweet - "The most important thing that we can do for our nation's small businesses & their employees is to provide them resources to weather this storm. That's exactly why the Senate wrote and passed the CARES Act. https://bit.ly/2wfg0Zg"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020
Tweet - "Senate Republicans are closely tracking the implementation of our historic CARES Act as the Administration puts it into effect for the American people. We are committed to supporting American workers, families, and small businesses as our nation confronts this historic emergency."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 3, 2020
Guthrie: Paycheck Protection Program Now Open for Small Businesses
Rep.Steven Guthrie
April 2, 2020
Letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell - Lucas Urges Federal Reserve To Extend Commercial Paper Funding Facility to CP Issuers in Critical Infrastructure
Rep.Andy Barr, ...
March 27, 2020
Tweet - ". @POTUS just signed the CARES Act. The Senate's bold legislation is now law. It will get emergency cash to families and small businesses and surge resources to doctors, nurses, hospitals, and the race for new treatments and vaccines. #WeAreAllInThisTogether"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 27, 2020
Tweet - "ICYMI: Last night, I joined @marthamaccallum with @FoxNews to discuss the Senate's historic response to the coronavirus, which will rush much needed aid to our brave medical professionals and relief to families and small businesses."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 24, 2020
Tweet - "Small businesses, working families, and medical responders across our country need help now. That's why the Senate is working non-stop on a bipartisan agreement on bold, urgent relief. We can't afford to waste another moment. https://nyti.ms/3driGn8"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
March 22, 2020
Tweet - "Our nation cannot afford this game of chicken. We cannot afford the cynical partisanship. This is a national emergency. Not a partisan opportunity. Doctors, nurses, small business employees, laid-off Americans, and vulnerable seniors need help right now."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
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