| June 19, 2020
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Rep. Meeks Introduces Bill Requiring Wall Street Disclosures of Bonds Relating to Police Brutality
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| June 11, 2020
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Stefanik Cosigns Letter to Leadership Requesting Waiver for National Heritage Area Fund Matching Requirements
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury - Higgins Calls for A Streamlined Process to Ensure WNYers without Internet Access Receive COVID-19 Relief Payments
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers on the Use of Prepaid Debit Cards to Deliver Economic Impact Payments
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| May 28, 2020
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Tweet - "Dems have been fighting to ensure PPP funds reach truly small & minority-owned biz Major step forward--Sec Mnuchin's heeding our call to set aside $10B funding for lending by Community Development Financial Institutions Now we urge him to include Minority Depository Institutions"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Progressive Members of Congress Urge Leadership to Include Public Banking in COVID-19 Response
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Reps. Peter Defazio, Lloyd Doggett, Senator Elizabeth Warren Urge the Federal Reserve & Treasury to Put Workers First, Ensure Accountability in Corporate Bailouts
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, and Kristalina Georgieva , Chairwomen of the International Monetary Fund - Sanders, Omar Lead 300+ Global Lawmakers in Call to Protect Developing Countries from Economic Ruin
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| May 11, 2020
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Tweet - "Republicans need to stop watching the stock market or purposefully burying their heads in the sand and wake up to the dire economic reality tens of millions of Americans are facing."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy - Reps. Pressley, Adams, Omar Lead Call to Cancel Student Loan Debt
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 4, 2020
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Letter to Brian Moynihan, President and CEO of Bank of America Corporation, Jaime Dimon, Chairman of the Board and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Julio Aldecocea, Managing Director of Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Dave Worrall, President of LoanCare LLC, Jay Bray, Chairman, President, & CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Inc., Bruce Williams, CEO of NewRez LLC, David Spector, President & CEO of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.,, Jay Farner, CEO of Quicken Loans, Kelly King, Chairman & CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Andrew Cecere, Chairman, President, & CEO of US Bancorp, and Charles Scharf, CEO & President of Wells Fargo & Company - Waters and Subcommittee Chairs Hold Mortgage Servicers Accountable During COVID-19
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| 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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| 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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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 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 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 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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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 - "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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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 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. Paul Tonko, ...
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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 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 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. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Tweet - "Small biz in rural areas should have access to funds even if they're not customers of larger banks. Same for minority-owned biz. Small banks & funds should be able to provide this help NOW. Small biz shouldn't have to wait while well-connected banks dole out $$ to fav clients."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 11, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Tipton Seeks Alternative Economic Impact Payments for Non-Banking Americans
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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Letter to Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Charles Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo & Company - Waters and Velázquez Write to Megabank CEOs to Express Strong Concerns About Small Business Access to Paycheck Protection Program
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| April 10, 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 - Tipton to SBA, Treasury: Leniency Needed for Smaller Financial Institutions
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Meeks, Cleaver & Beatty Ask Fed to Partner with Minority Owned Firms in Implementation of Economic Response Programs
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Congresswoman Sylvia S. Garcia Joins Congressmen Chuy García and Danny Davis in Calling on the Administration to Issue Clear Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to Joseph Otting, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the FDIC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Financial Regulators: Follow the Law, Stop Attempts to Weaken the Community Reinvestment Act
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Tweet - "The Trump admin is trying to water down vital protections for underserved communities and communities of color in changes to the Community Reinvestment Act--protections we fought to create Absolutely not We're not going to slip-slide back to when racist redlining was status quo"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Committee Democrats Call on Regulators to Suspend CRA and Other Rulemakings Unrelated to COVID-19
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to CEO Braca, CEO Dimon, CEO Scharf, CEO Corbat, CEO Moynihan, and CEO Fairbank - Meng Urges Major Banks to Help Small Businesses with Applying for Coronavirus Relief Funds
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - N.M. Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Quickly Remedy Faulty Implementation of CARES Act Programs for Small Businesses, Nonprofit Impacted by Coronavirus
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Letter to Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Joseph DePaulo, CEO of College Avenue Student Loans, LLC, Roger Hochschild, President and CEO of Discover Financial Services, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director & CEO of Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, Vince Passione, CEO of LendKey, John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, James Steeley, CEO of Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, William Demchak, CEO of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Steve Kohles, President of the Reunion Student Loan Finance Corporation, Raymond Quinlan, Chairman & CEO of the SLM Corporation, Anthony Noto, CEO of Social Finance, Inc., William Rogers, President & CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Charles Scharf, President & CEO of Wells Fargo & Co. - Durbin, Democratic Colleagues Urge Student Loan Companies To Immediately Provide Relief To Private Student Loan Borrowers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 6, 2020
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Tweet - "BREAKING: I'll appoint Bharat Ramamurti to the Congressional Oversight Commission. He served with @SenWarren on banking and economic policy. He's shown he knows how to fight for the American people to hold corporations and the Trump admin accountable."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 31, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Brown, Senate Democrats Call On Mnuchin To Defend The Creation Of A Special Inspector General For Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) From Being Undermined By The Trump Administration
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 26, 2020
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Tweet - "Last night--Republicans didn't want to include provisions to prohibit Pres. Trump, his family, & businesses controlled by govt leaders from receiving funds Treasury will disburse We stared them down These prohibitions and our transparency reqs are in the bill that passed 96-0"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 25, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Tlaib, Pressley and Ocasio-Cortez Urge House Leadership to Mandate Fed Reserve Save State and Local Governments From Financial Collapse
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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| March 24, 2020
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Tweet - "We're fighting to ensure no one goes into financial ruin because of coronavirus. Service and industry workers, gig workers, freelancers, and more. We're fighting to make sure there are no bailouts without strict conditions that put people and workers first."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 24, 2020
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Tweet - "We are continuing to make progress. Democrats are fighting for more money for our hospitals, our medical system, and our medical workers. Democrats are fighting to make sure there are no bailouts without strict conditions that put people and workers first."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to Russell Golden, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board - Luetkemeyer, Meeks Send Letter Urging FASB to Suspend CECL Implementation
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Nadler Leads Letter Calling for Emergency Financial Assistance for Port Authority
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| March 23, 2020
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Tweet - "From the beginning, Democrats have insisted on more money for our hospitals, our medical system, and our medical workers From the beginning, Democrats have insisted that there be no bailouts without strict conditions that put people and workers first These changes must be made"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 22, 2020
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Tweet - "We voted no on the McConnell-GOP bill because among other problems it includes huge bailouts without protections for people and workers and without accountability, and because it shortchanges our hospitals and healthcare workers who need our help. These changes need to be made."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 22, 2020
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Tweet - "I just spoke in the Senate about how we're making progress on a bill. The McConnell-GOP bill includes huge bailouts without protections for people and workers and without accountability. It has shortfalls of money for our hospitals & medical workers. This needs to be changed."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 21, 2020
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Tweet - "We don't want industry bailouts unless we include strict conditions that put #WorkersFirst. No stock buybacks. No layoffs. No salary cuts for workers or salary increases for corporate executives."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 20, 2020
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Tweet - "When I talked to President Trump today: I said we need to put #WorkersFirst--we don't want bailouts unless they're used for workers He explicitly told me he would oppose companies using bailouts on stock buybacks--even though that's not in Senator McConnell's bill This is vital"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline Leading Effort to Help Student Loan Borrowers
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Tweet - "We don't want bailouts unless they're used for workers, unless the industries keep all their employees, unless they don't cut salaries of their employees, and unless they are not allowed to buy back their own stocks or raise corporate salaries. #WorkersFirst"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 19, 2020
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Tweet - "These stock buybacks, they infuriate me. The airline industry alone bought back $13 billion in their own stock over the last two years. That money could have been there to help the workers and to help the airlines out of this. #WorkersFirst"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Clarke Letter to Speaker Pelosi: Stimulus Package Must Protect American Workers' Jobs
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| March 18, 2020
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Letter to David Sampson, President and CEO of American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Charles Chamness, President and CEO of National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Bob Rusbult, President and CEO of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, and Ken Crerar, President and CEO of Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers - Cunningham Calls on Insurance Companies and Brokers to Make Coronavirus-Related Losses Part of their Commercial Business Interruption Coverage
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 18, 2020
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Tweet - "One of the reasons industries are so short on cash right now is that they have spent billions buying back their own stocks instead of investing in their workers and saving for a rainy day. That needs to be addressed NOW."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 18, 2020
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Letter to Mark Begor, Chairman and CEO of Equifax, Christopher Cartwright, President and CEO of TransUnion, and Craig Boundy, CEO of Experian North America - Representatives García, Clay, Tlaib Tell the Credit Reporting Agencies: Don't Report Adverse Credit Events During COVID-19
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 17, 2020
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Tweet - "American workers need to be our first priority in responding to coronavirus--not bailouts for big corporations and wealthy shareholders."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 12, 2020
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Tweet - "What's in the @SenateDems proposals that we announced yesterday to help give Americans and our communities fighting coronavirus economic relief? Payment forbearance for 6 months and waiver of any fees on federal mortgages and student loans. And NO negative credit score impact."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 11, 2020
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Tweet - "On economic relief, our priority should be people and families--not corporate interests Targeted measures to give working families flexibility & support as we combat coronavirus NOT bailing out the oil & gas industry NOT de-regulating the banking industry NOT a corporate tax cut"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 10, 2020
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Meeks Analysis Shows Modern-Day Redlining in Queens
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2020
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Letter to Tomas Philipson, Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Department of Treasury - Cleaver, Senior Members of Financial Services Committee Call for Administration Response Plan to Protect American Economy From Coronavirus
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| Feb. 20, 2020
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Meeks Criticizes Sale of Taxi Medallion Loans
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| Jan. 30, 2020
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Letter to Jaime Dimon, CEO and President of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, Inc., Michael Roberts, President and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., William Demchak, Chairman, President, and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Greg Braca, President and CEO of TD Bank, and Charles Scharf, CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Co. - Van Hollen Joins Heinrich, Democratic Colleagues in Urging Top U.S. Banks to Not Finance Arctic Drilling
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Jan. 22, 2020
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Tweet - "I stand with the New Yorkers marching to keep the Community Reinvestment Act strong and keep banks committed to investing responsibly and equitably in their local communities. I will continue to fight to ensure it remains the vital resource it is today."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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