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May 14, 2020 Tweet - "People are sick, dying, losing jobs. Senate GOP can't find time for officials from FEMA or SBA to testify on the issues with small business loans or shortages of PPE. But now they have time to use the Senate to chase conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to prop up Pres. Trump?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 14, 2020 Tweet - "Governors spanning the country--Republican and Democrat--are calling for federal support so they aren't forced to lay off teachers, police officers, firefighters, and more. Senator McConnell: We need to act NOW to help our state and local governments." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Letter to John Mackey, CEO Of Whole Foods - Schatz, Senators Urge Whole Foods To Stop Suppressing Unions And Intimidating Workers, Respect Right To Organize Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth and Colleagues Call for Creation of New Fund to Support Essential Frontline Workers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell called the House Dems' new Heroes Act "aspirational" It's not "aspirational" when it's a health crisis It's not "aspirational" when a family can't feed kids It's not "aspirational" when people are worried about losing a home It's about urgent & necessary relief" Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on The Heroes Act Rep. Nydia Velázquez
May 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Tester: Montana's community development programs are critical for small businesses, must be included in next coronavirus relief bill Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "A few weeks ago, Senate Democrats proposed a Heroes Fund for our essential workers. And the House bill does just that: It provides $200 billion for premium pay for our essential workers on the frontlines of COVID-19." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Coronavirus Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "In April, I stood with @RepAOC to call for FEMA to approve our request to help NY families with funeral and burial costs they can't afford. And I'm proud that help for families to pay for funeral and burial costs is in the @HouseDemocrats ' new bill." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Clarke Leads Letter Urging Support for Digital Journalism during Pandemic Rep. Grace Meng, ...
May 11, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will not stop fighting for federal assistance to underserved and underbanked small businesses, including minority-owned, women-owned, and rural small businesses, in this pandemic. Congress must do more to fight for them." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Following his push, Schumer announces upcoming emergency COVID-19 legislation will provide federal relief to Upstate NY's local newspapers, TV stations, and radio; senator says local media -- the lifeblood of our communities -- are struggling amidst the pandemic and must be eligible for small business relief to survive Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of US Goverment Accountability Office - Pingree Requests GAO Investigation of PPP Loans to Publicly Traded Companies Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans need to focus like a laser on saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, and helping people and workers and families. Not protecting big corporations from liability when they put frontline workers in harm's way." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2020 Tweet - "To the SBA: You must immediately reverse your policy limiting Economic Injury Disaster Loans to $150,000 and re-open them to all small business. Your mismanagement of this critical program is hurting small businesses." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to SBA Administrator, Cardin, Schumer, And Shaheen Call On SBA To Reverse Policy That Limits Economic Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) Loans To $150K And Demand SBA Open Up Program To Non-Farm Applicants Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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 Gillibrand Calls For Increased Funding To Support Neighborhood And Minority Owned Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 8, 2020 Letter to Tom Abood, CEO of EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc., Richard Heo, CEO of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Timothy Wright, CEO of MiMedx Group, Inc., Jamie Lerner, CEO of Quantum Corporation, and Dennis Oates, CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. - In First Official Action, House Coronavirus Panel Demands That Large Public Corporations Return Taxpayer Funds Intended for Small Businesses Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. Yvette Clarke, ...
May 8, 2020 Meng Calls for All Frontline Workers to be Eligible for Hazard Pay During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep. Grace Meng
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 8, 2020 Tweet - "SBA must do more to stop the special treatment for well-connected big business at the expense of legitimate small business struggling to stay afloat and support their workers during this pandemic." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "We requested that the SBA Inspector General complete this report. And it makes clear that the Trump administration must immediately fix the Paycheck Protection Program to help the truly small businesses that have so far not received the help they need." Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Create Health Force to Create Jobs, Strengthen Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. Joe Morelle, ...
May 7, 2020 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 Calls for Improvements to Key Loan Programs Designed to Help Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng
May 7, 2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Pingree Leads 70+ House Members in Push for Nation's Cultural Sector to Receive Direct Aid in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "Several big corporations that received small business loans they never should have gotten to begin with are returning them to the Treasury. The SBA should re-direct those returned loans to a set-aside for truly small and underserved businesses using community-based lenders NOW." Sen. Chuck Schumer
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 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Fudge Urges Funding Set-Aside for CDFIs in Future Small Business Relief Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Meeks Leads Letter Calling for More Financial Relief for Local Restaurants Affected by COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Secretary Steven Mnuchin of the Department of the Treasury and Administrator Jovita Carranza of the Small Business Administration - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Hispanic Caucus Letter to Protect Minority-Owned Small Businesses Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2020 Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Create Direct Supply Chain Between Farms And Food Banks Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 5, 2020 ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2020 Cardin, Shaheen, Schumer Move to Pass Legislation to Increase Transparency & Accountability of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Efforts Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 5, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Price, Matsui, Houlahan, Bera, and Schrier Lead Effort to Bolster Public Health with National Service Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell has scheduled ZERO votes in the Senate all week on COVID-19 bills @SenateDems will force action today on a bill from @SenatorCardin and me to provide additional much-needed transparency and oversight of how programs for small biz are working and who is benefitting" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight and Accessibility of SBA Coronavirus Loan Program Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 4, 2020 Schneider, Velázquez, Quigley lead oversight letter to SBA on EIDL program Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Date Title Politician
May 14, 2020 Tweet - "People are sick, dying, losing jobs. Senate GOP can't find time for officials from FEMA or SBA to testify on the issues with small business loans or shortages of PPE. But now they have time to use the Senate to chase conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to prop up Pres. Trump?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressmen Cleaver & Williams Lead Bipartisan Call To Support Live Entertainment Venues During Coronavirus Crisis Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 14, 2020 Tweet - "Governors spanning the country--Republican and Democrat--are calling for federal support so they aren't forced to lay off teachers, police officers, firefighters, and more. Senator McConnell: We need to act NOW to help our state and local governments." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020 Letter to John Mackey, CEO Of Whole Foods - Schatz, Senators Urge Whole Foods To Stop Suppressing Unions And Intimidating Workers, Respect Right To Organize Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth and Colleagues Call for Creation of New Fund to Support Essential Frontline Workers Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 13, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell called the House Dems' new Heroes Act "aspirational" It's not "aspirational" when it's a health crisis It's not "aspirational" when a family can't feed kids It's not "aspirational" when people are worried about losing a home It's about urgent & necessary relief" Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Chairwoman Velázquez on The Heroes Act Rep.Nydia Velázquez
May 12, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Tester: Montana's community development programs are critical for small businesses, must be included in next coronavirus relief bill Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "A few weeks ago, Senate Democrats proposed a Heroes Fund for our essential workers. And the House bill does just that: It provides $200 billion for premium pay for our essential workers on the frontlines of COVID-19." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Coronavirus Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 12, 2020 Tweet - "In April, I stood with @RepAOC to call for FEMA to approve our request to help NY families with funeral and burial costs they can't afford. And I'm proud that help for families to pay for funeral and burial costs is in the @HouseDemocrats ' new bill." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Clarke Leads Letter Urging Support for Digital Journalism during Pandemic Rep.Grace Meng, ...
May 11, 2020 Tweet - "Democrats will not stop fighting for federal assistance to underserved and underbanked small businesses, including minority-owned, women-owned, and rural small businesses, in this pandemic. Congress must do more to fight for them." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Following his push, Schumer announces upcoming emergency COVID-19 legislation will provide federal relief to Upstate NY's local newspapers, TV stations, and radio; senator says local media -- the lifeblood of our communities -- are struggling amidst the pandemic and must be eligible for small business relief to survive Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2020 Letter to Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of US Goverment Accountability Office - Pingree Requests GAO Investigation of PPP Loans to Publicly Traded Companies Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 10, 2020 Tweet - "Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans need to focus like a laser on saving small businesses, rescuing hospitals, increasing testing, and helping people and workers and families. Not protecting big corporations from liability when they put frontline workers in harm's way." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2020 Tweet - "To the SBA: You must immediately reverse your policy limiting Economic Injury Disaster Loans to $150,000 and re-open them to all small business. Your mismanagement of this critical program is hurting small businesses." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to SBA Administrator, Cardin, Schumer, And Shaheen Call On SBA To Reverse Policy That Limits Economic Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) Loans To $150K And Demand SBA Open Up Program To Non-Farm Applicants Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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 Gillibrand Calls For Increased Funding To Support Neighborhood And Minority Owned Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 8, 2020 Letter to Tom Abood, CEO of EVO Transportation and Energy Services, Inc., Richard Heo, CEO of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Timothy Wright, CEO of MiMedx Group, Inc., Jamie Lerner, CEO of Quantum Corporation, and Dennis Oates, CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. - In First Official Action, House Coronavirus Panel Demands That Large Public Corporations Return Taxpayer Funds Intended for Small Businesses Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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.Yvette Clarke, ...
May 8, 2020 Meng Calls for All Frontline Workers to be Eligible for Hazard Pay During Coronavirus Pandemic Rep.Grace Meng
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 8, 2020 Tweet - "SBA must do more to stop the special treatment for well-connected big business at the expense of legitimate small business struggling to stay afloat and support their workers during this pandemic." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020 Tweet - "We requested that the SBA Inspector General complete this report. And it makes clear that the Trump administration must immediately fix the Paycheck Protection Program to help the truly small businesses that have so far not received the help they need." Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Create Health Force to Create Jobs, Strengthen Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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.Joe Morelle, ...
May 7, 2020 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 Calls for Improvements to Key Loan Programs Designed to Help Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng
May 7, 2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Pingree Leads 70+ House Members in Push for Nation's Cultural Sector to Receive Direct Aid in Next COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 7, 2020 Tweet - "Several big corporations that received small business loans they never should have gotten to begin with are returning them to the Treasury. The SBA should re-direct those returned loans to a set-aside for truly small and underserved businesses using community-based lenders NOW." Sen.Chuck Schumer
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 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Rep. Fudge Urges Funding Set-Aside for CDFIs in Future Small Business Relief Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Meeks Leads Letter Calling for More Financial Relief for Local Restaurants Affected by COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng, ...
May 6, 2020 Letter to Secretary Steven Mnuchin of the Department of the Treasury and Administrator Jovita Carranza of the Small Business Administration - Congressman Gonzalez Joins Hispanic Caucus Letter to Protect Minority-Owned Small Businesses Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
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 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2020 Gillibrand Introduces Legislation To Create Direct Supply Chain Between Farms And Food Banks Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 5, 2020 ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 5, 2020 Cardin, Shaheen, Schumer Move to Pass Legislation to Increase Transparency & Accountability of COVID-19 Small Business Relief Efforts Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 5, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 5, 2020 Price, Matsui, Houlahan, Bera, and Schrier Lead Effort to Bolster Public Health with National Service Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 5, 2020 Tweet - "Sen. McConnell has scheduled ZERO votes in the Senate all week on COVID-19 bills @SenateDems will force action today on a bill from @SenatorCardin and me to provide additional much-needed transparency and oversight of how programs for small biz are working and who is benefitting" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration - Congressman Steven Horsford Demands Oversight and Accessibility of SBA Coronavirus Loan Program Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 4, 2020 Schneider, Velázquez, Quigley lead oversight letter to SBA on EIDL program Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
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