Senators from both parties are pushing for changes to a small business aid program included in last month’s coronavirus relief bill following a rocky rollout. The push for changes, both through legislation and regulatory guidance, comes as Congress is debating providing an additional $250 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program
Local business owners are invited to participate in a virtual town hall at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley. The event is being organized by Let’s Keep Connected, a partnership between the Foundry Collective, the Corvallis-Benton County Economic Development Office and the Linn-Benton Community College Small Business Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is making over $32 million in grants available to communities in Oregon to support a variety of social services and homelessness assistance programs in the face of the
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Monday urged the U.S. Small Business Administration to make farmers and agricultural businesses in Oregon and nationwide eligible for economic injury grants included in the latest COVID-19 emergency relief package. Wyden and Merkley wrote in their letter to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza that expanding the Emergency Economic
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement Thursday after weekly unemployment claims shot up to a record-shattering 6.6 million, showing the economic devastation of the coronavirus crisis: “Over the last several weeks, I’ve spoken with so many Oregon workers and small business owners who are terrified about
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday demanded better mobile internet service for low-income Americans impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Improved internet access would help American families better work and learn from home and access vital telehealth resources. The federal Lifeline service program, administered
Before the federal government opened up $349 billion in funding for small businesses on Friday, the city of Hermiston, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce and Hermiston Downtown District were encouraging business owners to talk to their banks about it. Businesses that have a utility account with the city or are members
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump in support of Gov. Kate Brown’s request for federal support to mobilize up to 1,250 members of the Oregon National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Peter DeFazio,
Oregon’s two U.S. senators are backing a Congressional resolution that calls for protections for electricity and gas utility customers during the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s major regulated utilities, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and NW Natural, earlier this month said they won’t shut off service or charge late fees for
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today launched a new coronavirus resource webpage to provide guidance specific to small business owners, 501(c)(3)s, and self-employed Oregonians. “Oregon’s small businesses have long been the lifeblood of our economy, and I’m going to keep fighting for them—and the families they support—as we get through
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