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June 22, 2020
Letter to Scott McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer of Avalara - Senator Hassan Calls for Answers on Wayfair Sales Tax Compliance Software, Impact on Small Businesses
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 27, 2020
Wyden, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Garnishment of Relief Payments
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 20, 2020
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
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020
Wyden to Introduce Legislation to Allow Credit Unions to Better Serve Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 8, 2020
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators To Fed: Loans Should Help Small Businesses, Not Bail Out Oil Companies That Risk Stability Of Financial System
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020
Cannabis Policy Advocates Urge Congress to Include Banking Reform in Next Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 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 - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Daines Lead Bipartisan Push to Boost Credit Counseling Services for American Consumers
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Wyden, Grassley, Neal Request Retention Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 1, 2020
Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 28, 2020
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
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 27, 2020
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
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 23, 2020
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
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators Demand Transparency In Federal Reserve's Corporate Debt Purchases
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
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. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Bonamici, Haaland, Young Call on House Leadership to Lift Barriers for Credit Unions, Help Small Businesses
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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. Ron Wyden, ...
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. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 2, 2020
Wyden to Introduce Bill Making Older Children and Adult Dependents Eligible for COVID-19 Relief Payments
Sen. Ron Wyden
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. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Letter to H On. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Department of Education - Following Concordia University Closure, Merkley Presses Secretary Devos Over Federal Student Loan Discharge Requests
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jan. 30, 2020
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
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Brown, Eshoo Urge FTC to Investigate Firm Collecting and Selling Americans' Financial Data
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 16, 2020
Letter to Goran Marby, CEO of Maarten Botterman, and John General Counsel for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Lawmakers Urge Internet Governing Body to Block Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital from Taking Over the .ORG Internet Domain Name Registry
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
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June 22, 2020
Letter to Scott McFarlane, Chief Executive Officer of Avalara - Senator Hassan Calls for Answers on Wayfair Sales Tax Compliance Software, Impact on Small Businesses
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 27, 2020
Wyden, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Garnishment of Relief Payments
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 20, 2020
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
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020
Wyden to Introduce Legislation to Allow Credit Unions to Better Serve Small Businesses During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 8, 2020
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators To Fed: Loans Should Help Small Businesses, Not Bail Out Oil Companies That Risk Stability Of Financial System
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 8, 2020
Cannabis Policy Advocates Urge Congress to Include Banking Reform in Next Coronavirus Relief Legislation
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 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 - Durbin, Merkley, Colleagues Urge SBA And Treasury To Reject Payday Lenders From Paycheck Protection Program
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Daines Lead Bipartisan Push to Boost Credit Counseling Services for American Consumers
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury - Wyden, Grassley, Neal Request Retention Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Insurance
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 1, 2020
Wyden, Warren, Eshoo, Markey Applaud ICANN Blocking Sale of .Org Registry
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 28, 2020
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
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 27, 2020
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
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 23, 2020
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
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve - Schatz, Whitehouse, Senators Demand Transparency In Federal Reserve's Corporate Debt Purchases
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
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.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Bonamici, Haaland, Young Call on House Leadership to Lift Barriers for Credit Unions, Help Small Businesses
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, ...
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.Ron Wyden, ...
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.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 2, 2020
Wyden to Introduce Bill Making Older Children and Adult Dependents Eligible for COVID-19 Relief Payments
Sen.Ron Wyden
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.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
Letter to H On. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Department of Education - Following Concordia University Closure, Merkley Presses Secretary Devos Over Federal Student Loan Discharge Requests
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Jan. 30, 2020
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
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Joseph J. Simmons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Wyden, Brown, Eshoo Urge FTC to Investigate Firm Collecting and Selling Americans' Financial Data
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 16, 2020
Letter to Goran Marby, CEO of Maarten Botterman, and John General Counsel for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - Lawmakers Urge Internet Governing Body to Block Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital from Taking Over the .ORG Internet Domain Name Registry
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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