North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman joined a majority of his colleagues today in passing the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, sending the landmark legislation on to President Joe Biden’s desk. According to a press release from Huffman’s office, the package — if signed into law, as is expected — will […]
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Huffman Cites ‘Historic Crisis’ Explaining $3 Trillion Stimulus Vote
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman joined 207 of his congressional colleagues yesterday in voting to approve the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill. “America is facing a historic crisis,” Huffman said in a press release after voting for the bill, which comes after the $2 trillion CARES Act that Congress passed in late […]
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Are California Businesses Getting a Fair Share of Coronavirus Loans?
California businesses have received $66.6 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans so far, about 13 percent of the nation’s total, according to federal loan data. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state’s businesses didn’t receive a proportional share of the federal money in the first round, but that it is now “punching above its weight” […]