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House Passes Interim COVID-19 Relief Package
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, by a vote of 388-5-1.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Small Business, led efforts to ensure much-needed reforms were included in H.R. 266 to increase community lender participation in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Click here for a summary of PPP improvements that the Financial Services Committee and Small Business Committee secured in H.R. 266.
See Chairwoman Waters' floor statement here and her statement immediately following the bipartisan agreement on this critical legislation to support small businesses here.
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Member Spotlight
| Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) |
“We need rent and mortgage cancellation. The rent is due in seven days, and so in the midst of people wondering about if they’ll even be alive – if they’ll weather this pandemic – they’re also worried about paying the rent and that’s unacceptable.”
– Congresswoman Pressley to ABC News on the Congressional response to the COVID-19 crisis.
See the full interview below.
Chairwoman’s Corner
Waters and Garcia Talk to Reveal News About the Impact of COVID-19 on Homeowners and Renters in America:
Chairwoman Waters and Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL) joined Reveal News to discuss the Committee’s efforts to increase protections for tenants and homeowners in upcoming Congressional stimulus packages, including proposals for $100 billion in rental and utility payment assistance, a ban on all evictions and foreclosures and $300 million for fair housing enforcement.
Click here for the full interview..
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