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The Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Program resumed accepting loan applications Monday after Congress passed and the president signed legislation last week replenishing the funds in the PPP, which ran out of money on April 16. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey urged Alabama small businesses to quickly take advantage of the program. “Alabama small businesses are … Continued

Friday, President Donald J. Trump (R) signed a nearly half-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief bill that replenishes the money for the Payroll Protection Program, a Small Business Administration program that makes small-business loans to prevent layoffs during the forced economic shutdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The $484 billion bill is the fourth large coronavirus … Continued

Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to replenish the Payroll Protection Program and help hospitals and healthcare providers during this global COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Selma), Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose), and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) voted in favor of the House-passed Senate Amendment to H.R. 266, the Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief Package, otherwise … Continued

Thursday, Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Saks, voted in favor of HR266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan bill which now goes to President Donald J. Trump (R) for his signature. “Today I voted for the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act,” Rep. Rogers said. … Continued

U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, both applauded the Senate’s passage Tuesday of the “Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act.” The $484 billion measure provides additional funding to assist small businesses and meet the urgent healthcare needs of American families and workers during the COVID-19 public health pandemic. The … Continued

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today applauded Senate passage of the“Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act,” a $484 billion measure that provides additional funding to assist small businesses and meet the urgent healthcare needs of American families and workers during the COVID-19 public health pandemic. “I am proud we were finally able … Continued

Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, announced today $21,549,052 in funding for airports throughout Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, as part of the funding allocated by the CARES Act. “While we must continue to prioritize health care and safety initiatives to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we must also do everything possible to mitigate the economic … Continued

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued a “Legislative Plan for Small Business Survival,” that included ten prescriptive recommendations they claim would help ensure more small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis and more quickly return to normal business operations once restrictions are lessened. “Small businesses, which account … Continued

Thursday, the Treasury Department reported that the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has now run out of money and no more loans are available for small businesses struggling to pay their bills to get through the forced economic shutdown to fight the coronavirus global pandemic. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, released a statement condemning … Continued