Rep. Velázquez Surveys Pandemic’s Impact on Food Businesses
Rep. Velázquez: “Many small businesses across the food system are still in the difficult position of figuring out how to pay rent and survive, while many have shut…
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COVID-19 PPP SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO U.S. TERRITORIES INEQUITABLE SAY LAWMAKERS
Velázquez: “Small businesses in the five territories are facing the same dire conditions as those in the fifty states." Photo: YouTube U.S. Territories, like Puerto Rico and the…
VELAZQUEZ: NEW BI-PARTISAN COVID-19 RELIEF BILL GOOD, MORE MUST BE DONE
Velazquez: “While this bill is a step in the right direction, Congress should immediately get to work on the next relief package." Photo: YouTube House Small Business Committee…
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVEMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING IS CRITICAL
Velazquez: “To expand opportunities for women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, we must increase the role of mission-based lenders, those who are deeply embedded in their communities, such as…
GOV. CUOMO, SMALL BUSINESSES URGENTLY NEED HELP FROM ALBANY
Let businesses use some of the money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings...Every dollar a small business spends on advertising…
ILLINOIS REP. UNDERWOOD’S LEGISLATION TO REDUCE TAXES FOR MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES PASSES HOUSE
Rep. Underwood: “Before the Republican tax law took effect, taxpayers in our community were able to deduct all of their state and local taxes before calculating their federal…