WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate is set to release a new coronavirus aid proposal that would cut federal unemployment benefits by $400, even as recent reporting shows that 1/5 workers have filed unemployment claims and the Department of Labor released…
Read moreWashington, DC — A new Yelp analysis shows that permanent business closures …
Read moreThere is broad agreement that our small businesses need help in these challenging times, especially with the resurgence of the coronavirus raging across the country. Senate lawmakers and the White House are considering several proposals,…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday’s Senate Committee on Small Business hearing examined how badly the Trump administration has failed to provide adequate financial assistance to businesses in communities of color struggling during the COVID-19…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – According to new reporting by Salon, of the more than 12,000 SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans that Wells Fargo handled valued at $150,000 or higher, the bank reported distributing…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. economy slipped further into recession as 1.4 million more workers entered the unemployment ranks this week – marking the 18th straight week that over a million workers filed…
Read moreNew reports this morning indicate that President Trump and his allies are once more looking out for big corporations as they plan for another relief package — but remain virtually silent for workers…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin floated the possibility that the Trump administration would automatically forgive any loan given out through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under $150,000. The poorly designed,…
Read moreThe Trump Administration’s Poorly Executed Paycheck Protection Program Calls Into Question Design, Data and Dispensing of Half a Trillion Taxpayer Dollars When Congress passed the CARES Act, it created the…
Read moreAnother week is coming to a close, and we’re left with more questions than ever about the Trump administration’s limited data dump surrounding recipients of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. What we …
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, government accountability experts from Accountable.US, a nonpartisan watchdog group that exposes corruption across all levels of government, American Oversight, and Project on Government Oversight (POGO) discussed how Congress must redesign any new small…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. economy fell further into recession as 1.3 million more workers entered the unemployment ranks this week. Yet with enhanced benefits set to run out in a matter of…
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