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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
May 4, 2020 Tweet - ". @USDOL and @OSHA_DOL must issue an Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to protect all workers who continue to go to work during this pandemic. Workers need standards in place to keep themselves safe." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
May 4, 2020 Courtney Helps Introduce Legislation To Invest $15 Billion In Workforce Training Needed To Relaunch The Economy Rep. Joe Courtney
May 3, 2020 Letter to Frederick W. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation - Booker Presses FedEx on Workplace Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Cory Booker
May 2, 2020 An Additional 9,026 Maine Small Employers Received $317,222,402 Through the Paycheck Protection Program in the Past Week Sen. Susan Collins
May 2, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 has devastated many of America's #SmallBiz -- layoffs soared by 1000% in March. To help save jobs, @SenateGOP created the #PaycheckProtectionProgram, but PPP isn't the only way we're helping America's small businesses. More in my op-ed:" Sen. John Thune
May 1, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Introduces Legislation to Invest $15 Billion In Workforce Training to Relaunch Economy Rep. Steven Horsford
May 1, 2020 In Response to Rising Unemployment, Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training Needed to Relaunch the Economy Rep. Susie Lee, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Golden, Collins, King Push SBA to Make PPP Relief Available to Critical Access Hospitals Like Calais, Penobscot Valley Rep. Jared Golden, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, Eugene Scalia, Secretary US Department of Labor, Sonny Perdue, Secretary US Department of Agriculture, and Alex Azar, Secretary of US Department of Health and Human Services - Price and Pocan Demand Protections for Meat Industry Workers Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 1, 2020 In Response to Rising Unemployment, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training Needed to Relaunch the Economy Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to J. T. Hopkins, General Manager of JBS Pork, Barbara Salter, Plant Manager of Tyson Fresh Meats, Bruce Rundle, General Manager of Smithfield Foods, Shinnosuke Murakami, Owner of Aurora Packing Company, and Jim Jendruczek, President and Managing Partner of Rantoul Foods - Durbin To Illinois Meat Processing Companies: How Will You Protect Workers From COVID-19 Infection In Light Of President Trump's Executive Order? Sen. Dick Durbin
May 1, 2020 Letter to Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Americans deserve to immediately hear from top Trump admin officials on why we don't have enough tests, why small biz's are having trouble accessing SBA help, why unemployment insurance checks are failing to get to workers, how to protect frontline workers with needed equipment." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep. Donald Beyer, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Cortez Masto, Rosen Urge Congress to Provide Flexibility for First Responders Using Federal Grant Funding Sen. Jacky Rosen, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Cortez Masto Urges Ftc to Protect Franchisees During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 30, 2020 Kaine On Morning Joe: Support State And Local Governments To Prevent Layoffs Of First Responders Sen. Tim Kaine
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. Tom Cole, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Illinois community bank & credit union leaders yesterday about improving the Paycheck Protection Program, including with transparency & accountability measures. I'm grateful their institutions are participating in the PPP to support IL small businesses & nonprofits." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 30, 2020 Norton Releases Statement on Death of Joe Kaplan, Accomplished Labor Law Attorney, President of Hexagon Rep. Eleanor Norton
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - As more workers fall sick, DeGette calls for answers on meatpacking executive order Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "We will keep fighting to ensure communities of color have access to quality, affordable health coverage equitable access to testing a Heroes Fund to provide frontline workers with premium pay and protections that minority-owned businesses aren't shut out of PPP and more." Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 30, 2020 DeLauro Announces $2.3 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants for Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro
April 29, 2020 Young Kim Calls on Congress to Address Paycheck Protection Act Funding Shortfall Rep. Young Kim
April 29, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Assistance for Nevada from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Rep. Steven Horsford
April 29, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Cisneros Urges for 501(C)(5) Organizations to Be Eligible for Federal Relief and Recovery Funds Rep. Gil Cisneros
April 29, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - House Dems Urge PPP Access for Labor Unions Rep. Judy Chu
April 29, 2020 ICYMI: Young, Bonamici, Huffman, González-Colón Introduce Bill to Improve NOAA Response to Sexual Harassment, Assault Rep. Ed Case, ...
April 29, 2020 More than 18,000 Maine Small Employers Approved for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen. Susan Collins
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Norton Demands Department of Justice Protect Employees by Allowing Telework Rep. Eleanor Norton
April 29, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Murray, Heinrich, Democrats to Scalia: Do Your Job and Protect Workers Before Reopening the Economy Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "Countless Illinoisans have or may lose their jobs in the coming weeks due to #COVID19. @SenDuckworth & I spoke w/ @ILAFLCIO about pushing for commonsense measures like federal assistance for COBRA, hazard pay for front line workers, & increased safety standards at work." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Discuss COVID-19 Relief And Labor Protections With Illinois AFL-CIO Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 29, 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 Calls For Clarity to the Paycheck Protection Program to Ensure Oklahoma Small Businesses Aren't Penalized for Multiple Application Attempts Sen. James Lankford, ...
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 Tweet - "House Dems are fighting to lift up essential workers and everyday Americans. McConnell wants blanket immunity so multinational corporations can violate the law without consequence. Get. Lost." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "State and local governments are at the forefront of this public health crisis and they need our help. That's why I'm joining with @SenTinaSmith to introduce legislation to make state and local governments eligible for paid leave payroll tax credits." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 29, 2020 McConnell on the Brian Kilmeade Show Sen. Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses Paycheck Protection Program With Illinois Community Banks And Credit Unions Sen. Dick Durbin
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 29, 2020 Tweet - "These layoffs and cuts don't need to happen. That's why I'm fighting for more direct relief for local, state, and tribal governments." Sen. Ben Luján
April 28, 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 - Chairs Grijalva, Velázquez: PPP Loan Distribution Must be Equitable for Small Businesses in U.S. Territories Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Pushes Administration to Ensure Minority Owned Businesses Have Equal Access to Sba Relief Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
April 28, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on Status of Second Round PPP Loan Funding Rep. Nydia Velázquez
April 28, 2020 Watson Coleman Announces Bill to Require Hazard Pay for Frontline Workers Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
April 28, 2020 Norcross Announces Up to $9M for New Jersey in Disaster-Relief and Unemployment Services Rep. Donald Norcross
April 28, 2020 Rep. Adams Statement on Workers' Memorial Day Rep. Alma Adams
April 28, 2020 Letter to Governor Gred Abbott - Texas Democrats Urge Abbott to Lift Administrative Burden in Unemployment Benefits, Streamline Process for Over a Million Rep. Lloyd Doggett, ...
Date Title Politician
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
May 4, 2020 Tweet - ". @USDOL and @OSHA_DOL must issue an Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to protect all workers who continue to go to work during this pandemic. Workers need standards in place to keep themselves safe." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
May 4, 2020 Courtney Helps Introduce Legislation To Invest $15 Billion In Workforce Training Needed To Relaunch The Economy Rep.Joe Courtney
May 3, 2020 Letter to Frederick W. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Corporation - Booker Presses FedEx on Workplace Safety Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Cory Booker
May 2, 2020 An Additional 9,026 Maine Small Employers Received $317,222,402 Through the Paycheck Protection Program in the Past Week Sen.Susan Collins
May 2, 2020 Tweet - "#COVID19 has devastated many of America's #SmallBiz -- layoffs soared by 1000% in March. To help save jobs, @SenateGOP created the #PaycheckProtectionProgram, but PPP isn't the only way we're helping America's small businesses. More in my op-ed:" Sen.John Thune
May 1, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Introduces Legislation to Invest $15 Billion In Workforce Training to Relaunch Economy Rep.Steven Horsford
May 1, 2020 In Response to Rising Unemployment, Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training Needed to Relaunch the Economy Rep.Susie Lee, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Golden, Collins, King Push SBA to Make PPP Relief Available to Critical Access Hospitals Like Calais, Penobscot Valley Rep.Jared Golden, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, Eugene Scalia, Secretary US Department of Labor, Sonny Perdue, Secretary US Department of Agriculture, and Alex Azar, Secretary of US Department of Health and Human Services - Price and Pocan Demand Protections for Meat Industry Workers Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 1, 2020 In Response to Rising Unemployment, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training Needed to Relaunch the Economy Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to J. T. Hopkins, General Manager of JBS Pork, Barbara Salter, Plant Manager of Tyson Fresh Meats, Bruce Rundle, General Manager of Smithfield Foods, Shinnosuke Murakami, Owner of Aurora Packing Company, and Jim Jendruczek, President and Managing Partner of Rantoul Foods - Durbin To Illinois Meat Processing Companies: How Will You Protect Workers From COVID-19 Infection In Light Of President Trump's Executive Order? Sen.Dick Durbin
May 1, 2020 Letter to Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management - Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
May 1, 2020 Tweet - "Americans deserve to immediately hear from top Trump admin officials on why we don't have enough tests, why small biz's are having trouble accessing SBA help, why unemployment insurance checks are failing to get to workers, how to protect frontline workers with needed equipment." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 1, 2020 Northern Virginia Representatives Urge OPM To Maximize Telework During WMATA Station Closures Rep.Donald Beyer, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Cortez Masto, Rosen Urge Congress to Provide Flexibility for First Responders Using Federal Grant Funding Sen.Jacky Rosen, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Cortez Masto Urges Ftc to Protect Franchisees During Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 30, 2020 Kaine On Morning Joe: Support State And Local Governments To Prevent Layoffs Of First Responders Sen.Tim Kaine
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.Tom Cole, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "Spoke with Illinois community bank & credit union leaders yesterday about improving the Paycheck Protection Program, including with transparency & accountability measures. I'm grateful their institutions are participating in the PPP to support IL small businesses & nonprofits." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 30, 2020 Norton Releases Statement on Death of Joe Kaplan, Accomplished Labor Law Attorney, President of Hexagon Rep.Eleanor Norton
April 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - As more workers fall sick, DeGette calls for answers on meatpacking executive order Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
April 30, 2020 Tweet - "We will keep fighting to ensure communities of color have access to quality, affordable health coverage equitable access to testing a Heroes Fund to provide frontline workers with premium pay and protections that minority-owned businesses aren't shut out of PPP and more." Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 30, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
April 30, 2020 DeLauro Announces $2.3 Million in Dislocated Worker Grants for Connecticut Rep.Rosa DeLauro
April 29, 2020 Young Kim Calls on Congress to Address Paycheck Protection Act Funding Shortfall Rep.Young Kim
April 29, 2020 Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Assistance for Nevada from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Rep.Steven Horsford
April 29, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Cisneros Urges for 501(C)(5) Organizations to Be Eligible for Federal Relief and Recovery Funds Rep.Gil Cisneros
April 29, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - House Dems Urge PPP Access for Labor Unions Rep.Judy Chu
April 29, 2020 ICYMI: Young, Bonamici, Huffman, González-Colón Introduce Bill to Improve NOAA Response to Sexual Harassment, Assault Rep.Ed Case, ...
April 29, 2020 More than 18,000 Maine Small Employers Approved for Paycheck Protection Program Loans Sen.Susan Collins
April 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Norton Demands Department of Justice Protect Employees by Allowing Telework Rep.Eleanor Norton
April 29, 2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Murray, Heinrich, Democrats to Scalia: Do Your Job and Protect Workers Before Reopening the Economy Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "Countless Illinoisans have or may lose their jobs in the coming weeks due to #COVID19. @SenDuckworth & I spoke w/ @ILAFLCIO about pushing for commonsense measures like federal assistance for COBRA, hazard pay for front line workers, & increased safety standards at work." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 29, 2020 Durbin, Duckworth Discuss COVID-19 Relief And Labor Protections With Illinois AFL-CIO Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 29, 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 Calls For Clarity to the Paycheck Protection Program to Ensure Oklahoma Small Businesses Aren't Penalized for Multiple Application Attempts Sen.James Lankford, ...
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 Tweet - "House Dems are fighting to lift up essential workers and everyday Americans. McConnell wants blanket immunity so multinational corporations can violate the law without consequence. Get. Lost." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 29, 2020 Tweet - "State and local governments are at the forefront of this public health crisis and they need our help. That's why I'm joining with @SenTinaSmith to introduce legislation to make state and local governments eligible for paid leave payroll tax credits." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 29, 2020 McConnell on the Brian Kilmeade Show Sen.Mitch McConnell
April 29, 2020 Durbin Discusses Paycheck Protection Program With Illinois Community Banks And Credit Unions Sen.Dick Durbin
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 29, 2020 Tweet - "These layoffs and cuts don't need to happen. That's why I'm fighting for more direct relief for local, state, and tribal governments." Sen.Ben Luján
April 28, 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 - Chairs Grijalva, Velázquez: PPP Loan Distribution Must be Equitable for Small Businesses in U.S. Territories Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
April 28, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Pushes Administration to Ensure Minority Owned Businesses Have Equal Access to Sba Relief Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
April 28, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on Status of Second Round PPP Loan Funding Rep.Nydia Velázquez
April 28, 2020 Watson Coleman Announces Bill to Require Hazard Pay for Frontline Workers Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman
April 28, 2020 Norcross Announces Up to $9M for New Jersey in Disaster-Relief and Unemployment Services Rep.Donald Norcross
April 28, 2020 Rep. Adams Statement on Workers' Memorial Day Rep.Alma Adams
April 28, 2020 Letter to Governor Gred Abbott - Texas Democrats Urge Abbott to Lift Administrative Burden in Unemployment Benefits, Streamline Process for Over a Million Rep.Lloyd Doggett, ...
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