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Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, provided an update on the INVEST in America Act, as the Committee considered the critical surface transportation reauthorization bill this week and advanced it to the House floor for further consideration.

You can watch the full press conference here.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Small Business Committee, introduced key legislation that would allow small businesses who have received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to apply for a second round of PPP funding to keep their small businesses going.

Today, Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Small Business Committee, announced the Small Business Administration has re-opened their Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) after she and her colleagues from the Small Business Committee authored a letter pushing them to do so.

The letter also pushed for increased transparency to understand where the loans have given the help intended to reach small businesses.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig released a letter calling on the Administration to expedite the implementation of her legislation, The Payment Integrity Information Act, signed into law on March 2, 2020. After receiving reports that constituents in the Second Congressional District were receiving economic stimulus checks for their dead relatives while it took far too long for other folks to get necessary relief, Rep. Craig is working to put a stop to the chaotic distribution.

Today, U.S. Rep Angie Craig, a co-founder of the bipartisan Congressional Supply Chain Caucus, convened family farmers, medical manufacturers and a supply chain expert from the University of Minnesota for a discussion about the issues supply chains are currently facing due to COVID-19 impacts.

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced key Second District transportation priorities included in the newly released Investing in aNew Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST) Act.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a member of the House Small Business Committee, today helped to pass the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 7010) to immediately fix the challenges businesses have in the Paycheck Protection Program.

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act would:

Today, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig issued the below statement in recognition of Memorial Day.

"I ask everyone to join me in honoring those who have given their lives in selfless sacrifice to uphold our American ideals and allow us to live with the freedom and opportunity to earn a good life. Today we lovingly honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and their families as we thank them from the bottom of our hearts."