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.<\/p>\n
Wyden and Merkley wrote in their letter to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza that expanding the Emergency Economic Injury Grant Program included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is a must for farmers and agricultural businesses to survive the economic fallout from the coronavirus public health crisis.<\/p>\n
“The Small Business Administration made farmers and agricultural businesses ineligible for this program. and we would like to know the reasoning behind this decision and any statutory limitations on aiding farmers,” Wyden and Merkley wrote. “Farmers need our help to make it through this pandemic while continuing to feed American families and fuel our economy, both of which are essential to our short and long-term survival.<\/p>\n
“The Small Business Administration’s swift action on this issue will provide much needed stability to our nation’s family farms, which are critical to our country and our communities,” the senators wrote.<\/p>\n
El texto de la carta se encuentra a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
La Honorable Jovita Carranza <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Administrador <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Administraci\u00f3n de Peque\u00f1os Negocios <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n 409 3rd St SW <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Washington, DC 20416<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Estimado Administrador Carranza:<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Le escribimos para instar a la Administraci\u00f3n de Peque\u00f1as Empresas de los Estados Unidos (SBA) a que haga que los agricultores y las empresas agr\u00edcolas sean elegibles para el programa de Subvenci\u00f3n de Emergencia por Da\u00f1os Econ\u00f3micos que se incluy\u00f3 en la Ley de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Econ\u00f3mica por el Coronavirus (CARES; PL 116-136).<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Estados Unidos est\u00e1 lidiando con una crisis sin precedentes con el COVID-19 y claramente est\u00e1 pasando factura a toda la econom\u00eda, incluidos los agricultores de nuestra naci\u00f3n. La Ley CARES brinda una amplia gama de asistencia para ayudar a las peque\u00f1as empresas que est\u00e1n luchando durante esta pandemia. El Programa de Subvenciones de Emergencia para Da\u00f1os Econ\u00f3micos (EIDL) se encuentra entre las disposiciones que ampl\u00edan los criterios de elegibilidad en el programa de pr\u00e9stamos por desastre para da\u00f1os econ\u00f3micos subyacente. Ampliar los criterios muestra que el coronavirus est\u00e1 afectando a entidades que tradicionalmente no pueden considerarse peque\u00f1as empresas.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n La Administraci\u00f3n de Peque\u00f1as Empresas hizo que los agricultores y las empresas agr\u00edcolas no fueran elegibles para este programa y nos gustar\u00eda saber el razonamiento detr\u00e1s de esta decisi\u00f3n y las limitaciones legales para ayudar a los agricultores. Los agricultores necesitan nuestra ayuda para superar esta pandemia y al mismo tiempo seguir alimentando a las familias estadounidenses e impulsando nuestra econom\u00eda, dos aspectos esenciales para nuestra supervivencia a corto y largo plazo.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n I appreciate the work that the SBA has done during this trying time and thank you for your attention to this critical matter. The Small Business Administration’s swift action on this issue will provide much needed stability to our nation’s family farms, which are critical to our country and our communities.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Atentamente, <\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 Injury Grant Program included in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n