Focus increasing on minority communities, replenished funding in the works for small businesses. President Trump stated the coronavirus “may not come back at all,” although his public health…
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Small Business Stimulus Program Funds Nearly Gone
Additional funding of $250 billion being considered. According to the Senate Small Business Committee, funding for the stimulus program for small businesses had nearly run out as of…
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Small Business Fund Needs Replenishing
Congress is in recess until May 4. The $350 billion in funding for the federal government’s small business relief program is exhausted. As a result, hundreds of thousands…
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Hospitals May Lend Unused Ventilators
President announced new public-private initiative. On Tuesday, President Trump announced a new initiative, which he called the “Dynamic Ventilator Reserve,” during a meeting with healthcare executives at the…
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IRS Begins Depositing COVID-19 Aid Checks
Will continue aid distribution over the following weeks. The IRS announced on Saturday that it had begun the process of distributing millions of checks to Americans in order…
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President’s Briefing for Monday
Progress is being made, mitigation has been working. President Trump began his Monday briefing offering condolences and prayers for communities in the South who have been hit hard…
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Jobless Claims Surge Again
Last week, 6.6 million filed for benefits. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported the number of workers claiming new unemployment benefits jumped by 6.6 million last week. Slowing…
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Lawmakers Block Senate Bid to Aid Small Businesses
Senate adjourns until Monday. Conflicting ideas swirled around in the Senate that resulted in blocking plans to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to help small businesses. Senate…
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Inspector General in Charge of Stimulus Oversight Removed
President says he will act as overseer of COVID-19 relief. On Tuesday, President Trump made the decision to remove Glenn Fine, the acting Defense Department inspector general who…
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Small Business Loan Program Needs More Funding
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will approve more this week. He said he would aim to approve more funding for the program that Congress created last…
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