COVID-19 UPDATE | THURSDAY, JUNE 16
July 16, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20; however, House Committees continue to meet. Senate Senate Democrats announced a new $350B bill to invest in communities of color that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Economic Justice Act authorizes $215B […]
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COVID-19 UPDATE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
July 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20; however, House Committees continue to meet. Senate The Senate is not likely to schedule floor time for its version of a surface transportation reauthorization bill. The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees have not, as of yet, crafted their […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | July 14-15
July 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update Thank you to everyone who participated in our latest industry survey on government programs. We received just under 500 responses, which we are tabulating now to assist in our efforts in advocating to government for extensions and improvements on COVID-19 support programs. We will provide a summary of results to the sector […]
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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, June 14
July 14, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) noted Monday that Republicans would begin to craft their own COVID-19 relief bill next week and that they had yet to have any substantive talks with Democrats. Though Senate Republicans, including Majority Leader McConnell, and the White House have emphasized a $1T topline for the package, it […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, July 13 (PM)
July 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20; however, House Committees continue to meet. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democrats released a white paper outlining a plan to research, manufacture, purchase and distribute COVID-19 […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, July 13 (AM)
July 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20; however, House Committees continue to meet. Senate Hua Chunying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, announced at a press conference on Monday that Beijing would sanction Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), House Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Sam Brownback, President […]
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Canadian COVID-19 Update | July 9-13
July 13, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
TIAC’s Advocacy Update Today, the government confirmed that the CEWS program will be extended until December 2020, a measure that TIAC and others have been pushing for in recent weeks to support businesses through recovery TIAC is extremely pleased to see this important program extended. TIAC’s President and CEO has been in contact with a […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, July 10
July 10, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20; however House Committees continue to meet. Senate Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper asking for more information on whether the Pentagon is conducting an investigation into reports on whether Russia placed a bounty on U.S. troops. Sen. […]
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COVID-19 Update | Thursday, July 9
July 9, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Both the House and Senate are in recess through July 20, however House Committees continue to meet. Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) distanced himself from President Trump’s criticism of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for reopening schools in the fall. While Leader McConnell said that the plans will […]
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COVID-19 Update | Wednesday, July 8
July 8, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued a statement disagreeing with President Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization (WHO). Sen. Alexander said that though the WHO has made mistakes in the past, now is not the time to exit the world’s unified health body. Additionally, Sen. […]
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