It has been one month since the death of George Floyd. Americans continue to demand police reforms and dismantling systemic racism. Those demands are leading to a crossroads in Congress. Senate Democrats are struggling over how to respond to the Senate Republicans’ police reform proposal, The JUSTICE Act. Their legislative choices are to block […]
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Protests around the country continue. Calls for justice continue. Cities and States are immediately responding with police reforms in their communities. Congressional Democrats introduced H.R. 7120, The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act requiring comprehensive reforms for police practices. Congressional Republicans have been working on their response. House Minority Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said there
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The Senate passed H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act by unanimous consent. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act passed by the House on May 28. This bill extends the loan forgiveness window from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. It also reduces the payroll requirement from 75 percent to 60 percent in order to
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I am still receiving a number of questions from business owners about the Paycheck Protection Program. If you are confused and frustrated with the program, trust me, you are not alone. The program launched quickly, experienced serious glitches and lending delays, ran out of money, then Congress replenished the money. And if all of that
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Two weeks ago, Governors began lifting their “stay-at-home” orders and other restrictions in an effort to reopen their states. A phased reopening approach continue across the country in accordance with the President’s Guidelines Opening Up America Again. The Guidelines consist of three phases with recommendations for reopening under each phase. Yesterday, President Trump continued his
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Is there going to be a fourth COVID bill? Why is it taking so long? These are the questions I am getting from business owners and individuals who are hoping for additional action by Congress to combat the pandemic. It’s been a couple of weeks since COVID #3.5 bill passed Congress, so here’s a helpful
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How many Committees are in the House of Representatives? Want to guess? Or visit the House’s website to count? Spoiler Alert: there are 24 Committees in the House, most of which have Subcommittees as well. The CARES Act, signed into law in March, created a House Committee to provide the oversight of the government’s response
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Senate Set to Return Monday On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to return to Washington, despite Senators expressing concern about their safety. One of the most vocal Senators has been Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). In response to health and safety complaints, Leader McConnell said the Senate would use “proper safeguards” to protect senators from the virus. Timeline
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President Donald Trump Provide you with an update in our war against the coronavirus. Thanks to our comprehensive strategy and extraordinary devotion to our citizens — we’ve had such tremendous support all over — we continue to see encouraging signs of progress. Cases in New York area, New Orleans, Detroit, Boston, and Houston are declining.
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White House Coronavirus President Donald Trump We continue to see evidence that our aggressive strategy is working and working at a very high level. Nationwide, the percent of tests that come back positive has declined very significantly. Last week, roughly 38 percent of the tests in New York were positive. This week, that number is
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