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A bipartisan effort is urging the SBA and Treasury to improve flexibility and cut red tape for American small businesses seeking federal assistance and loan forgiveness through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are calling for funding to support local journalism and media to be included in any future COVID-19 relief package.
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Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Kendra Horn, D-Okla., are leading an effort calling on the SBA and Department of the Treasury to take immediate steps to encourage additional lenders to issue Paycheck Protection Program loans to small businesses.
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A recent Goldman Sachs survey confirms that more than half of U.S. small business owners say their business will not be able to continue operating more than three months due to the economic strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine led a group of Virginia congressional leaders urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide Virginia maximum flexibility to use funding from the coronavirus economic relief package to help address budget shortfalls.
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States are struggling to implement provisions of the CARES Act and swiftly provide financial aid to Americans who are part of the “gig economy.”
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Sens. Charles Schumer, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden are urging the Department of Labor “to do everything” to help states rapidly disburse unemployment benefits to millions of Americans in desperate financial need.
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When it comes to mitigating the effects of COVID-19 in America, President Trump has made his opinion clear: states need to do more.
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Virginia’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to swiftly approve federal funding for the Virginia National Guard to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Congress is hustling to wrap up work on a massive $2 trillion relief bill – the largest stimulus package in U.S. history. But will it be enough?
We have reached 57 percent of what we need to fund critical operations for 2026. If you have been waiting for the right time to support AFP, this is it.