Political Quotes

“Unlike the previous bill, I am happy to say that I agree with the chairwoman, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, as amended. I would, again, like to thank Chairwoman Velazquez for conducting this process in such a bipartisan manner. It is more important than ever to maintain our strong bilateral negotiations as we continue to combat the spread of COVID-19 and its devastating, absolutely devastating, effect on our economy, especially our small businesses in that economy. Over the past 3 months, I have been in contact with literally thousands of small businesses, not only in my hometown of Cincinnati, but across the country. I have joined dozens of conference calls with my congressional colleagues and with their constituents and mine all the way from the State of Washington to the State of Florida, and just about everywhere in between. There has been broad consensus during those interactions that the PPP program has served as a lifeline for small businesses and their employees, many of whom have been shut down through no fault of their own. By and large, it would be hard to argue against the fact that the PPP program has, for the most part, been successful. Over 4 million small businesses have received a PPP loan thus far, allowing them to hang on as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across our Nation.…”