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Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig joined more than 125 bipartisan Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor calling on the administration to ensure National Guard personnel who are serving on the front lines of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts across the nation receive the federal benefits they have earned.
Today, U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act to support small meatpacking plants working overtime during COVID-19. Amid large plant closures, small packing plants have extended hours to ensure our supply chain keeps moving – this comes with added costs.
U.S. Rep Angie Craig, a member of the House Small Business Committee, today continued her push for changes to the small business loan programs to help struggling businesses, especially restaurants and retail outlets hit hardest by the economic consequences of the pandemic.
Rep. Craig is calling on her colleagues to set politics and grandstanding aside and pass the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act immediately to fix the challenges businesses have in the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Disaster Injury Loans. Craig is a co-sponsor of this bill.
U.S. Reps. and colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee, Angie Craig (D-MN), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to address the urgent issues facing America's agriculture economy and food supply chain caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, the Farming Support to States Act would provide states access to immediate, flexible funding to ensure farmers and rural businesses have the tools needed to respond and rebuild. U.S.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced that she is leading bipartisan resolution H. Res. 969 to recognize this week, May 17 through May 23, 2020, as National Public Works Week. Rep. Craig authored this resolution to celebrate the imperative work of our nation's public works professionals who manage water, sewer, public transportation, and maintain public buildings and grounds. The resolution highlights that these public works professionals have continued to provide these essential services during the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, placing themselves at increased risk of infection.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, at the request of a broad range of her constituents in the Second District below, voted in support of the Heroes Act, which would inject flexibility into the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, support family farmers and give cities and counties direct funding so they can continue to serve their communities.
After leading a call for biofuel support to be included in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package, U.S. House Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) and Cindy Axne (IA-03) successfully secured support for the industry as part of the Heroes Act.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig announced that the most recent COVID-19 package, The HEROES Act (H.R.6800), incorporates her All Dependent Children Count Act and will expand the definition of an eligible dependent under the CARES Act to those younger than 19, students below age 24 and adult dependents.
Today, Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Andy Kim (NJ-03) introduced the Protecting the Paycheck Protection Program Act of 2020. This legislation will ensure that small business owners with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that are forgiven are also eligible to receive tax deductions for wages and other expenses paid during the period of the loan.
Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig led a letter with her colleagues calling on House leadership in support of robust funding for animal disease prevention, response efforts and infrastructure in the next economic relief package.