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Byrne says help is on the way with stimulus bill

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, spoke Friday on the floor of the House of Representatives to offer his support for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Byrne said, “Help is on the way!” “Last week, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment,” Byrne said. “Small businesses around this country are shuttered. Millions of Americans and … Continued
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March 30, 2020

Shelby, Jones vote for $2 trillion Senate coronavirus relief package

Wednesday night, both U.S. Senators Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, praised Senate passage of HR748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This major legislation contains $2 trillion in funding that both the Senate and White House claim would bring critical relief and provide resources to the American people during the … Continued
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March 26, 2020

Rogers says Pelosi is putting politics ahead of American families

Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said Monday that Pelosi “is more obsessed with putting her extreme liberal political wish list together than helping American families.” Rogers made the comments after negotiations to help American families during the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily fell apart. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, is insisting on introducing her own Democratic supported plan to … Continued
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March 24, 2020

Jones proposes “small business lifeline fund” to continue payroll for workers

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, spoke in the Senate chamber this weekend to propose a new model to direct money to small businesses by funding payroll service companies. His proposal, the “Small Business Lifeline Fund,” would establish a new fund that would offer short-term, no-interest “bridge” loans to employers that would be directed through their … Continued
March 23, 2020

Jerry Carl “upset” that Hightower is still running ads

Jerry Carl, a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District, has said he is suspending advertising due to the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 is an often fatal illness caused by a novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City China late in 2019. Carl called on his Republican primary opponent former State Senator Bill … Continued
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March 23, 2020

Sewell, Jones urge Ivey to extend unemployment benefits for workers impacted by COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, sent a letter urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and her administration to extend unemployment benefits for Alabamians impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. “As our state and nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by encouraging ‘social distancing,’ many workers in … Continued
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March 20, 2020

Shelby co-sponsors the coronavirus economic stabilization act

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama, Senate Majority Whip John Thune and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, all Republicans, released “The Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020” as part of the broader Senate economic response package. Sponsors say that the legislation would allow the Treasury Secretary to provide up to $208 billion … Continued
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March 20, 2020

Trump signs coronavirus response legislation supported by Shelby, Jones

The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Wednesday. President Donald Trump promptly signed the bipartisan legislation. The legislative package unlocks billions of dollars in funding to combat the Coronavirus and provides further relief for families, businesses and industries negatively impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Both U.S. Senators, Richard Shelby and … Continued
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March 19, 2020