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April 22, 2020
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
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2020
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
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
April 19, 2020
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
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 19, 2020
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."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2020
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
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 17, 2020
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?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2020
Meeks Calls to Replenish PPP Fund with Greater Transparency and Data on MWBE Participation
Rep. Gregory Meeks
April 16, 2020
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
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 15, 2020
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
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 15, 2020
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"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 13, 2020
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."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Tipton Seeks Alternative Economic Impact Payments for Non-Banking Americans
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 10, 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 - Tipton to SBA, Treasury: Leniency Needed for Smaller Financial Institutions
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
April 9, 2020
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
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 9, 2020
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"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 7, 2020
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
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 7, 2020
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
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
April 6, 2020
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
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 6, 2020
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."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2020
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
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2020
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
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 26, 2020
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"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
April 22, 2020
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
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 22, 2020
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
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
April 19, 2020
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
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 19, 2020
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."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2020
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
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 17, 2020
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?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 16, 2020
Meeks Calls to Replenish PPP Fund with Greater Transparency and Data on MWBE Participation
Rep.Gregory Meeks
April 16, 2020
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
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 15, 2020
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
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 15, 2020
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"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 13, 2020
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."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury - Tipton Seeks Alternative Economic Impact Payments for Non-Banking Americans
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 10, 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 - Tipton to SBA, Treasury: Leniency Needed for Smaller Financial Institutions
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
April 10, 2020
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
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
April 9, 2020
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
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 9, 2020
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"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 7, 2020
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
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
April 7, 2020
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
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
April 6, 2020
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
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 6, 2020
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."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 6, 2020
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
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 31, 2020
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
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 26, 2020
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"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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