| May 3, 2020
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Schumer reveals: Amid coronavirus crisis, greedy loan sharks are closing in & targeting desperate, out-of-cash consumers & small biz's with shameful eye-popping interest rates up to 800%; senator demands immediate Fed action to stop these lenders & protect people who need emergency funds
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 3, 2020
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Tweet - "Amid coronavirus--Trump admin's actively working to roll back critical protections against predatory lenders We'll fight this--we need to crack down on loan sharks preying on the most vulnerable consumers Not let them peddle interest rates as high as 800%!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 2, 2020
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Tweet - "It's good that Ashford, Inc. is returning the money. But it shouldn't have taken my asking to do so--they never should've gotten it to begin with. Other big corporations should take the same step, and the SBA must make sure this doesn't happen again."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 1, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate Republicans should be laser focused on the health and economic crises caused by COVID-19, not confirming right-wing judges or protecting big business from legal liability."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 1, 2020
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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."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 1, 2020
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Tweet - "To the SBA: We need the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan and grant programs to re-open NOW. Our small businesses are hurting, and they cannot keep waiting!"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 1, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Rep. Gaetz Joins House Judiciary Colleagues in Calling on Jeff Bezos to Testify After Amazon Reportedly Misled Congress
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the US Small Business Administration - Rep Meeks and Sen. Harris Demand SBA Resolve Technical Difficulties Shutting Out Community Lenders from Accessing PPP Portal
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 30, 2020
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Tweet - "For Republicans, there's always enough money to bail out their corporate donors but not enough for helping working Americans and state and local governments."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 30, 2020
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Tweet - "Pres. Trump's rushing to bail out big oil after its CEOs donated millions to his campaign--while Main Street businesses are still waiting for help Outrageous--Small biz's are fighting for limited funds while the Trump admin showers big oil with taxpayer $$"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 30, 2020
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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."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Collins Works to Protect Local Media Overlooked by Relief Package
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 29, 2020
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Tweet - "When Senate returns next week, Dems demand tough oversight of the Trump admin's dreadful response to coronavirus, with Trump officials answering tough questions on why we don't have adequate testing, what is being done for workers & people, where the small business money is going"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 29, 2020
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Tweet - "The American people are demanding answers and solutions. Sen. McConnell should focus the Senate's work on the crises caused by COVID-19--not right-wing judges or fulfilling his "pre-existing partisan wish-list" of protecting big business from any harm done to the American people."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 29, 2020
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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."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 28, 2020
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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
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Chairwoman Velázquez on Status of Second Round PPP Loan Funding
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Nadler Leads New York Delegation Members in Bipartisan Call for Support of Cultural Sites in Future COVID-19 Legislation
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Wyden Urges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Reinstate Anti-Discrimination Safeguards in Mortgages
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Cornyn Urges EIDL Improvement for Texas Small Businesses
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Tweet - "Our first job when the Senate comes back should be demanding answers from the Trump admin Where are the tests? Where is the small business money going? But Sen. McConnell's focused on jamming through more ideological judges who want to take health care & worker protections away"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 28, 2020
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Tweet - "The red line for Sen. Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the next emergency relief package isn't saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, or helping families. It's protecting corporations that put frontline workers in harm's way. How does that make sense?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 28, 2020
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Tweet - "Senator McConnell showed how out of touch he really is when he suggested that we should let states that are being crushed by coronavirus go bankrupt. He's saying that police officers, firefighters, teachers, bus drivers, and more shouldn't get the same help as big business."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - As Second Round Of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funds Are Made Available, Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Administration To Ensure Small Businesses Access Emergency Relief
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Velázquez Urges Puerto Rico Financial Institutions to Redouble SBA Lending
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Meng and Suozzi Lead NY Delegation Members in Calling for Co-Ops and Condos to be Eligible for Coronavirus Relief Funds
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Watson Coleman, Pocan, Carbajal, 150 Other Members of Congress Request Increased Protections for Frontline Federal Workers
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Tweet - "Now that Sen. McConnell's decided the Senate will reconvene next week--he should instruct his Committee Chairs to immediately begin oversight hearings of the Trump admin on why we still don't have adequate testing, why some PPP lenders prioritized larger, wealthier clients, & more"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 27, 2020
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Tweet - "The Trump administration bungled the first round of PPP funding and prevented too many small businesses even having access. We're fighting to hold them accountable. And we fought for a new round of dedicated funding for truly small, underserved businesses--not big shots."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 27, 2020
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Tweet - "While Senator McConnell has made it clear that he's bringing the Senate back to fulfill his "pre-existing partisan wish-list" of protecting big business from any harm done to the American people, he would do well to focus on the actual crisis affecting American lives."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Feinstein, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Administration to Take Action to Ensure Paycheck Protection Program Funds Reach Small Businesses
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 26, 2020
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Tweet - "To Treasury and SBA: We fought for minority-owned businesses, women-owned business, and Mom and Pop businesses to get needed funding. To work for them, a set-aside of at least $10B of PPP funds must be dedicated for minority and community-based lending institutions."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 25, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - ICYMI: Brown, Democratic Lawmakers Call On Small Business Administration To Expand Paycheck Protection Program Opportunities For Small, Underserved Businesses
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 25, 2020
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Tweet - "The Paycheck Protection Program is meant to provide relief to small businesses. That means Mom and Pop shops, Women & Minority owned businesses, local entrepreneurs and small family farmers. Not high end steakhouses and publicly traded companies. Return. The. Money."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 24, 2020
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Meeks Votes to Replenish and Strengthen PPP for Small Businesses
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| April 24, 2020
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Tweet - "It's hypocrisy from Senator McConnell His $2T tax cut for the wealthiest few went to corporate stock buybacks and exploded the deficit But now he suggests bankrupting states because of the deficit when jobs for police officers, firefighters, teachers, and more are on the line?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 24, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Hon. Jerome H. Powell Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Reps. Cleaver, Meeks, and Sen. Harris Call for Emergency Measures for CDFIs and MDIs
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 24, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate Democrats fought to ensure minority-owned businesses, rural businesses, Mom and Pop businesses are getting needed funding We fought to help ALL small businesses We made sure they won't be shut out because they're not bigger businesses with relationships to bigger banks"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 24, 2020
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Tweet - "To the Inspector General at @SBAgov : You need to investigate reports that some lenders in SBA's Paycheck Protection Program were prioritizing larger, wealthier clients over small businesses in urgent need, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, rural businesses."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 24, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Cisneros, Hurd, Suozzi Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Business Interruption Insurance Bill to Protect Small Businesses
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 23, 2020
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Nadler, Cicilline Condemn Amazon's Apparent Lack of Candor in Response to Bombshell News Report
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| April 23, 2020
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Meng Statement on Passage of $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Package
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| April 23, 2020
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Rep. Nadler Statement Supporting the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| April 23, 2020
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Letter to Doug McMillon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Inc. - Booker Leads Colleagues in Pressing Walmart on Workplace Safety
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 23, 2020
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Letter to Hannibal "Mike" Ware, Inspector General of the Small Business Administration - Cardin, Schumer & Brown Call on SBA IG to Investigate Reports that Some PPP Lenders Prioritized Larger, Wealthier Clients Over Hard-Hit Small Businesses in Urgent Need
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 23, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Push to Ensure Families Receive Promised COVID-19 Stimulus Payments for Their Children as Quickly as Possible
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 22, 2020
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Gillibrand Denounces Mcconnell Statement That States And Localities Should Declare Bankruptcy
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| April 22, 2020
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Letter to CEO Dorsey, CEO Breslow, CEO Schulman, CEO Lifshitz, CEO Murray, CEO Shinar, CEO Frohwein, CEO Blake, CEO Hecht, CEO Goodarzi, and CEO Smith - Meeks Leads Letter Requesting Fintech Companies Work With MDIs & CDFIs to Disburse PPP Funds
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 22, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| April 22, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Harris, Colleagues Call on Congressional Leaders to Ensure Cannabis Small Businesses Can Access Emergency SBA Loan and Grant Programs
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 22, 2020
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Chairwoman Velázquez on Bipartisan Deal to Fund Small Business Relief Programs, Set-Aside Funding for Community Lenders
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 22, 2020
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In recently-passed emergency legislation, Schumer delivers for Upstate New York's hardest-hit farmers; through relentless negotiations, Schumer secured key provision, allowing NY farmers access to SBA emergency disaster loans & grants, unlocking more $$$ for NY farms to recover, regrow, and harvest future revenue
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 21, 2020
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Paycheck Protection Program
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Bigger companies with long-term relationships with bigger banks are getting access to the federal dollars but smaller businesses, minority owned businesses, businesses in more rural areas are not getting the dollars they need. We're fighting to help ALL small businesses."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Democrats are fighting for small businesses, and hospitals and healthcare providers, and frontline workers, and state and local governments across the country. They need more help from the federal government, and they need it fast."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 19, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Veasey, Cárdenas, Chu Urge House Leadership to Include Reporting Requirements on PPP Loan Approvals
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 19, 2020
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Tweet - "Relief for Mom & Pop Shops Support for small Women/Minority owned businesses Assistance to Veteran entrepreneurs and small family farms Big Business Bailout Small businesses are the heart and soul of our economy. We stand with them #ForThePeople."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 17, 2020
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Tweet - "High end steak house receives $20 million in aid. Many Mom and Pop shops have been shut out. We c/n blindly give this administration billions more and expect things to be different. That's why House Dems are fighting for changes. FACTS."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 17, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Womack Urges Replenishment of Paycheck Protection Program, Changes to Help Small and Rural Colleges
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| April 17, 2020
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Tweet - "Senate Democrats are fighting for the nail salons, the barbershops, the delis. Why are Senator McConnell and Republicans only trying to help bigger businesses that already have connections to bigger banks?"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 17, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Brown, Senate Dems Push For Increased Transparency And Oversight Of CARES Act Funding
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 17, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Wyden, Cardin, Shaheen & Schumer Press Administration to Provide Taxpayers with Data on How Small Business Relief Funds are Being Distributed
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Dem Letter on PPP Demands Rules Requiring Equitable Lending from Banks
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Meeks Calls to Replenish PPP Fund with Greater Transparency and Data on MWBE Participation
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - U.S. Senators Tina Smith, John Hoeven Lead Bipartisan Push to Treasury Department, Small Business Administration to Ensure Eligibility of Rural Electric Cooperatives in Paycheck Protection Program
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Byrne Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging More Help for Small Businesses
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Velázquez on Status of SBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Funding
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 16, 2020
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Tweet - "Democrats will not stop fighting for money for small businesses, and hospitals and healthcare providers, and testing, and our state and local governments, and more to help fight coronavirus."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Small family farms, Mom & Pop shops, Women/Minority owned businesses and entrepreneurs who are vets need loan assistance. House Dems are fighting to provide it. Senate Republicans are trying to stop it. We must hold the line #ForThePeople."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| April 15, 2020
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Tweet - "Our small biz programs need more money now We all agree But Dems actually want to get it into the hands of all who need it That's not what's happening when websites are crashing, mom & pop shops and minority businesses are shut out, bigger banks are loaning to fav customers"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 15, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Baldwin Joins Democratic Lawmakers Calling For Trump Administration to Ensure That Minority-Owned Small Businesses Are Not Shut Out Of Funding From Paycheck Protection Program
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Chairwoman Velázquez Urges Treasury and Federal Reserve to Prioritize Aiding Small Businesses
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Stefanik Requests Parity for Seasonal Businesses
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| April 14, 2020
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Tweet - "Small family farms, Mom & Pop shops, Women/Minority owned businesses and entrepreneurs who are vets need loan assistance. House Dems are fighting to provide it. Senate Republicans are trying to stop it. We must hold the line #ForThePeople."
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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