COVID-19 Update | Thursday, May 28
May 28, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Elevate continues to believe that the next COVID-19 relief bill is four to six weeks out. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell affirmed this was his intention again today. Content and breadth of the bill remain undetermined. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee intends to vote next week to authorize subpoenas to […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, May 27
May 27, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities As we have been reporting, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has committed to taking up the Great American Outdoors Act when the Senate returns on June 1. The legislation would permanently fund the Land and Water Conversation Fund and directly address the $12B deferred maintenance backlog at parks nationwide. Sen. Chris Van […]
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NTA to take TREX online in November
May 27, 2020 / NTA News
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2020) — Where there’s a will, there’s a way. And for National Tour Association members, there’s a will to connect, but with many budgets cut to the bone, business travel has been all but eliminated. There’s still a way, though, in 2020: The association’s signature event, Travel Exchange, will be conducted […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, May 26 (PM)
May 26, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Senate Majority Leader McConnell said this morning that there’s “likely to be another bill” but that it will “not be the $3T that the House passed last week.” Leader McConnell asserted an extension of the enhanced unemployment benefits will not be happening in future relief, consistent with the Administration’s posture. He has […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, May 26 (AM)
May 26, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities The Senate is in recess this week and returns to Washington, DC next week. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) visited the White House where he stated that the VA Mission Act should be considered emergency spending. The program, which allows veterans the ability to see doctors in their own communities […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, May 22
May 22, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Activities Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said negotiations on an additional coronavirus package will not begin until the third or fourth week of June. A bipartisan group of Senators including Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced a bill yesterday to extend the timeframe for small […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, May 21
May 21, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Appropriators on both sides of the Capitol are beginning to express concern with their original timelines to pass government funding measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The House will not begin to markup FY2021 appropriations bills until after another COVID-19 relief package is passed, according to an Appropriations Committee spokesperson. Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) wants to […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | Thursday, May 21
May 21, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update The TIAC Team has been busy working on materials for Tourism Week, TIAC will be soon be launching a microsite full of tools your business/organization can use throughout tourism week – stay tuned for a special tourism week email tomorrow TIAC will also be hosting virtual Tourism Town Halls in partnership with […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, May 20
May 20, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress House Activities The House returns May 27 and plans to vote on H.R. 6886, bipartisan legislation that would increase flexibility for the use of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The legislation was originally introduced by Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Dean Phillips (D-MN). The legislation would: Give businesses 24 weeks to spend the loan […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | May 19 & 20
May 20, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update Today, TIAC’s Vice President Stakeholder Relations and Business Development participated in a call hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, where he delivered remarks on the newly announced RRRF program. Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced changes to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) which gives small businesses interest-free loans of up to […]
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