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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COVID-19 Update | Tuesday, May 19
May 19, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Senate Republicans continue to hold off on any consideration of the House-passed HEROES Act or an equivalent next phase COVID package. Timing of Senate movement on such a package remains unclear. We believe that the impetus for movement will be informed by some combination of an agreement on liability protections, the need for Paycheck […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, May 18 (PM)
May 18, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Leadership is still asserting that the Capitol complex will remain closed to the public at least through June 8, which aligns with the extension of the District of Columbia’s stay at home order. There is no timeline for a re-opening to the public, but discussions have begun as to how and when that might […]
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COVID-19 Update | Monday, May 18 (AM)
May 18, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress Friday evening, the House passed the $3T Democratic HEROES Act by a 208 to 199 vote. The bill will largely serve as the Democratic marker for further negotiations. At this point, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has said he will not consider the bill at this time – he referred to it as a “totally […]
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COVID-19 Update | Friday, May 15
May 15, 2020 / Really Old Microsites
Congress The House passed the Democratic proposal for the next round of COVID-19 relief, the HEROES Act, by way of a 208-199 vote. 14 Democratic Members voted “Nay”, one Republican Member voted “Yea” and 23 Members did not vote. The House also passed H.Res.965, which allows members to vote remotely by proxy and conduct committee […]
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