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May 8, 2020 Letter to Bruce Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximus Inc. - Booker Leads Colleagues in Pressing Federal Government's Largest Call Center Contractor on Workplace Safety Efforts During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2020 Gillibrand Calls For Increased Funding To Support Neighborhood And Minority Owned Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 8, 2020 Kaine Introduces Legislation To Help State And Local Governments Provide Paid Leave During Pandemic Sen. Tim Kaine
May 8, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Peterson, Vela, Call For $250B In Testing and Tracing For American Public Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program offers a lifeline to struggling small businesses. Payday lenders profit off driving working families into debt & shouldn't have access to federal relief programs. Joined my colleagues in urging @SBAgov & Treasury to exclude payday lenders from PPP." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2020 Rep. Frankel Statement on Record Unemployment Rep. Lois Frankel
May 8, 2020 In Letter to Mnuchin, Cantwell, Brown, Schumer Slam Airlines for Reducing Employee Payrolls, Urge Treasury Department to Issue New Guidance Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 7, 2020 Reps. Cleaver, Green, Waters, Clay & Beatty Introduce Fair Housing Resolution Rep. Maxine Waters, ...
May 7, 2020 Congressmen Panetta, Beyer Release Proposal to Improve the Paycheck Protection Program Rep. Donald Beyer
May 7, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Torres Small and Cunningham Lead Bipartisan Effort to Give Businesses More Flexibility to Spend PPP Funds Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
May 7, 2020 Congressmen Panetta, Beyer Release Proposal to Improve the Paycheck Protection Program Rep. Jimmy Panetta, ...
May 7, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Brown, Peters Urge Speaker Pelosi to Include Multiemployer Pension Fix in Any Future Stimulus Package Sen. Gary Peters, ...
May 7, 2020 Harder Introduces Health Care Workforce Protection Act Rep. Josh Harder
May 7, 2020 Top Democrats Support Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Automatic Triggers Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
May 7, 2020 Durbin, Smith Introduce Legislative Fix To Help State And Local Governments Provide Paid Leave During Pandemic Sen. Tina Smith, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "We must ensure that small businesses participating in the Paycheck Protection Program can both pay their employees & keep the lights on. I stand with my colleagues in calling for SBA and Treasury to raise the PPP cap for non-payroll expenses to help small businesses stay afloat." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 7, 2020 As Pandemic Exposes Major Weaknesses in Meatpacking Industry, Sen. Warren, Rep. Khanna Cosponsor Sen. Booker's Farm System Reform Act To Fix Broken System Sen. Cory Booker
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "Today's unemployment claims report shows 33.5 million Americans -- or 1 in 5 working Americans -- have sought unemployment insurance in the last seven weeks. These figures reflect the economic burden this pandemic has had on our economy and working families." Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 7, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza, Small Business Administration Administrator - Rep. TJ Cox Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging SBA to Strengthen Paycheck Protection Program Rep. Ro Khanna, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "We're fighting for essential workers in New York and across America. They are on the frontlines of this crisis. And they deserve premium pay from a Heroes Fund, paid leave, and protections to keep them safe." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Pause Immigration, Protect American Jobs Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
May 7, 2020 Following Bipartisan Request, Treasury Modifies Employee Retention Tax Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Benefits for Furloughed Employees Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 6, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, Amazon Incorporated CEO - After Coronavirus Death at Tracy Amazon Distribution Facility, Harder Asks Bezos for Answers Rep. Josh Harder
May 6, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Supports Paycheck Guarantee for Nevada's Workers Rep. Steven Horsford
May 6, 2020 Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with Workers to Save Jobs at Intalco Facility Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Monitoring situation at JBS pork plant in Beardstown, another meat processing plant in IL to report #COVID19 infections. The President's executive order forcing these plants to stay open ignores the health and safety of these workers." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 6, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, President, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Warren, Sanders, Booker, Brown & Colleagues Call for More Information from Jeff Bezos on Amazon's Firing of Whistleblowers Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 6, 2020 Heinrich Introduces Coronavirus Community Relief Act To Provide Federal Assistance For Localities Under 500,000s Sen. Martin Heinrich
May 6, 2020 Wyden Introduces Bill to Clarify Small Business Expense Deductions Under PPP Sen. Ron Wyden
May 6, 2020 Letter to Mr. Harvey, President and CEO of Alcoa Corporation - Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with Workers to Save Jobs at Intalco Facility Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 2020 Cantwell: Aviation Industry Must Heed Science, Protect Workers in COVID-19 Response Sen. Maria Cantwell
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "This #NationalNursesDay: I couldn't be prouder of all of our nurses in New York and across the country fighting so hard in this crisis like everyone in the @GNYCBNA . We're fighting to make sure they get premium pay from a "Heroes Fund."" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Warner, DelBene Release Proposal for Emergency Portable Benefits Fund Sen. Mark Warner
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "More than 30 employees at the Rantoul meat processing plant have now tested positive for #COVID19. Pres. Trump's reckless new executive order requires these plants to stay open regardless of the health and safety needs of these workers." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Expand Health Workforce During COVID-19 Sen. Jacky Rosen
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @GoIUPAT & @iupat_dc51 in support of protecting construction workers during this crisis. We must not leave them behind as we respond to the pandemic, especially when it comes to health coverage. More must be done to meet their needs in the next coronavirus bill." Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 5, 2020 Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Create Direct Supply Chain Between Farms And Food Banks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 5, 2020 Price, Matsui, Houlahan, Bera, and Schrier Lead Effort to Bolster Public Health with National Service Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Dir. of the Office of Personnel Management - Wyden Calls for Hazard Pay, Increased Safety Measures for Federal Employees and Contractors Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 5, 2020 Booker, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Senate Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID Access Public Service Benefits Sen. Cory Booker
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "BREAKING: I just took to the Senate floor with @SenatorCardin & @SenatorShaheen to demand we pass a bill to provide additional much-needed transparency & oversight of how programs for small businesses like PPP and EIDL are working and who is benefitting But @SenateGOP blocked it" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Lankford Asks Treasury, SBA to Adjust PPP Loan Forgiveness to Help Oklahoma Restaurants, Other Small Businesses Sen. John Barrasso, ...
May 5, 2020 Booker, Menendez, Gillibrand, Schumer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID Access Public Service Benefits Sen. Cory Booker
May 5, 2020 Bicameral Delegation Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency And Economic Conditions Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 4, 2020 Congressman Panetta Co-Introduces Legislation to Expand Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Craig Leen, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Watson Coleman, House Democrats to Labor Department: Protect Civil Rights in Federal Contracting Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "There are 30 mil. Americans out of work through no fault of their own, & that's why it is important that the Senate is in session. We can use targeted, temporary, & specifically focused legislation to help those impacted by #coronavirus." Sen. John Barrasso
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Last week, after Pres. Trump unveiled his reckless executive order to endanger workers by keeping meat plants open during the pandemic, I wrote IL meat processing companies to ask for info on how they plan to protect their workers from #COVID19 infections." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Essential workers are working longer shifts at great personal risk. These Americans are the true heroes of this pandemic, and we need to make sure they are taken care of. They deserve premium pay from a Heroes Fund." Sen. Chuck Schumer
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May 8, 2020 Letter to Bruce Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximus Inc. - Booker Leads Colleagues in Pressing Federal Government's Largest Call Center Contractor on Workplace Safety Efforts During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2020 Gillibrand Calls For Increased Funding To Support Neighborhood And Minority Owned Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 8, 2020 Kaine Introduces Legislation To Help State And Local Governments Provide Paid Leave During Pandemic Sen.Tim Kaine
May 8, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Peterson, Vela, Call For $250B In Testing and Tracing For American Public Sen.Lisa Blunt Rochester, ...
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program offers a lifeline to struggling small businesses. Payday lenders profit off driving working families into debt & shouldn't have access to federal relief programs. Joined my colleagues in urging @SBAgov & Treasury to exclude payday lenders from PPP." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2020 Rep. Frankel Statement on Record Unemployment Rep.Lois Frankel
May 8, 2020 In Letter to Mnuchin, Cantwell, Brown, Schumer Slam Airlines for Reducing Employee Payrolls, Urge Treasury Department to Issue New Guidance Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 7, 2020 Reps. Cleaver, Green, Waters, Clay & Beatty Introduce Fair Housing Resolution Rep.Maxine Waters, ...
May 7, 2020 Congressmen Panetta, Beyer Release Proposal to Improve the Paycheck Protection Program Rep.Donald Beyer
May 7, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Torres Small and Cunningham Lead Bipartisan Effort to Give Businesses More Flexibility to Spend PPP Funds Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
May 7, 2020 Congressmen Panetta, Beyer Release Proposal to Improve the Paycheck Protection Program Rep.Jimmy Panetta, ...
May 7, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Brown, Peters Urge Speaker Pelosi to Include Multiemployer Pension Fix in Any Future Stimulus Package Sen.Gary Peters, ...
May 7, 2020 Harder Introduces Health Care Workforce Protection Act Rep.Josh Harder
May 7, 2020 Top Democrats Support Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Automatic Triggers Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
May 7, 2020 Durbin, Smith Introduce Legislative Fix To Help State And Local Governments Provide Paid Leave During Pandemic Sen.Tina Smith, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "We must ensure that small businesses participating in the Paycheck Protection Program can both pay their employees & keep the lights on. I stand with my colleagues in calling for SBA and Treasury to raise the PPP cap for non-payroll expenses to help small businesses stay afloat." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 7, 2020 As Pandemic Exposes Major Weaknesses in Meatpacking Industry, Sen. Warren, Rep. Khanna Cosponsor Sen. Booker's Farm System Reform Act To Fix Broken System Sen.Cory Booker
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "Today's unemployment claims report shows 33.5 million Americans -- or 1 in 5 working Americans -- have sought unemployment insurance in the last seven weeks. These figures reflect the economic burden this pandemic has had on our economy and working families." Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 7, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza, Small Business Administration Administrator - Rep. TJ Cox Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging SBA to Strengthen Paycheck Protection Program Rep.Ro Khanna, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "We're fighting for essential workers in New York and across America. They are on the frontlines of this crisis. And they deserve premium pay from a Heroes Fund, paid leave, and protections to keep them safe." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 7, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Pause Immigration, Protect American Jobs Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
May 7, 2020 Following Bipartisan Request, Treasury Modifies Employee Retention Tax Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Benefits for Furloughed Employees Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 6, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, Amazon Incorporated CEO - After Coronavirus Death at Tracy Amazon Distribution Facility, Harder Asks Bezos for Answers Rep.Josh Harder
May 6, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Supports Paycheck Guarantee for Nevada's Workers Rep.Steven Horsford
May 6, 2020 Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with Workers to Save Jobs at Intalco Facility Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "Monitoring situation at JBS pork plant in Beardstown, another meat processing plant in IL to report #COVID19 infections. The President's executive order forcing these plants to stay open ignores the health and safety of these workers." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 6, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, President, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Warren, Sanders, Booker, Brown & Colleagues Call for More Information from Jeff Bezos on Amazon's Firing of Whistleblowers Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 6, 2020 Heinrich Introduces Coronavirus Community Relief Act To Provide Federal Assistance For Localities Under 500,000s Sen.Martin Heinrich
May 6, 2020 Wyden Introduces Bill to Clarify Small Business Expense Deductions Under PPP Sen.Ron Wyden
May 6, 2020 Letter to Mr. Harvey, President and CEO of Alcoa Corporation - Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with Workers to Save Jobs at Intalco Facility Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 2020 Cantwell: Aviation Industry Must Heed Science, Protect Workers in COVID-19 Response Sen.Maria Cantwell
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "This #NationalNursesDay: I couldn't be prouder of all of our nurses in New York and across the country fighting so hard in this crisis like everyone in the @GNYCBNA . We're fighting to make sure they get premium pay from a "Heroes Fund."" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 6, 2020 Warner, DelBene Release Proposal for Emergency Portable Benefits Fund Sen.Mark Warner
May 6, 2020 Tweet - "More than 30 employees at the Rantoul meat processing plant have now tested positive for #COVID19. Pres. Trump's reckless new executive order requires these plants to stay open regardless of the health and safety needs of these workers." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 5, 2020 Rosen Helps Introduce Legislation to Expand Health Workforce During COVID-19 Sen.Jacky Rosen
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "I stand with @GoIUPAT & @iupat_dc51 in support of protecting construction workers during this crisis. We must not leave them behind as we respond to the pandemic, especially when it comes to health coverage. More must be done to meet their needs in the next coronavirus bill." Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 5, 2020 Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Create Direct Supply Chain Between Farms And Food Banks Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 5, 2020 Price, Matsui, Houlahan, Bera, and Schrier Lead Effort to Bolster Public Health with National Service Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Dir. of the Office of Personnel Management - Wyden Calls for Hazard Pay, Increased Safety Measures for Federal Employees and Contractors Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 5, 2020 Booker, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Senate Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID Access Public Service Benefits Sen.Cory Booker
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "BREAKING: I just took to the Senate floor with @SenatorCardin & @SenatorShaheen to demand we pass a bill to provide additional much-needed transparency & oversight of how programs for small businesses like PPP and EIDL are working and who is benefitting But @SenateGOP blocked it" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Lankford Asks Treasury, SBA to Adjust PPP Loan Forgiveness to Help Oklahoma Restaurants, Other Small Businesses Sen.John Barrasso, ...
May 5, 2020 Booker, Menendez, Gillibrand, Schumer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID Access Public Service Benefits Sen.Cory Booker
May 5, 2020 Bicameral Delegation Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency And Economic Conditions Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 4, 2020 Congressman Panetta Co-Introduces Legislation to Expand Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Craig Leen, Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs - Watson Coleman, House Democrats to Labor Department: Protect Civil Rights in Federal Contracting Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "There are 30 mil. Americans out of work through no fault of their own, & that's why it is important that the Senate is in session. We can use targeted, temporary, & specifically focused legislation to help those impacted by #coronavirus." Sen.John Barrasso
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Last week, after Pres. Trump unveiled his reckless executive order to endanger workers by keeping meat plants open during the pandemic, I wrote IL meat processing companies to ask for info on how they plan to protect their workers from #COVID19 infections." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 4, 2020 Tweet - "Essential workers are working longer shifts at great personal risk. These Americans are the true heroes of this pandemic, and we need to make sure they are taken care of. They deserve premium pay from a Heroes Fund." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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