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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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04/13/2021 King Announces Over $56 Million Coming to Maine from American Rescue Plan to Support Small Business Community
04/12/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Tonko, Schumer, Gillibrand, Katko Call on Biden Administration to Invest in U.S. Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Maine Delegation Urges USDA to Distribute COVID-19 Relief Funding for Loggers, Timber Haulers Immediately
04/12/2021 Letter to President Joseph Biden - Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senator Hassan, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Fully Fund Measure to Help United States Out-Compete China by Increasing Domestic Semiconductor Production
04/12/2021 Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $750,000 to Gulf of Maine Research Institute
03/29/2021 Letter to Secretary Mayorkas, Homeland Security - Collins, King, Pingree Urge DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas to Support Maine's Tourism Industry
03/24/2021 King Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Provide Maine's Legal Cannabis Businesses Access to Banks, Financial Services
03/15/2021 King-Backed Provision to Support Restaurants Included in American Rescue Plan
03/06/2021 King Reaffirms Commitment to Increase Minimum Wage
02/11/2021 Senators King, Lee Introduce Bill to Boost "Made in USA" Products
12/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President-Elect - Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Urge Incoming Biden Administration to Repeal Harmful Solar Tariffs Set by President Trump
10/20/2020 As Pandemic Lingers, King, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Small Businesses and Improve on PPP's Efforts
09/30/2020 As Coronavirus Continues, Senator King and Colleagues Push to Extend Small Business Relief
09/25/2020 Senators King, Rubio Introduce PREPARE Act to Help Small Businesses Weather Natural Disasters
09/24/2020 Rubio, King Lead Colleagues to Introduce the PREPARE Act to Reauthorize SBA's Pre-disaster Mitigation Program
09/11/2020 Letter to Jeff McElfresh, Chief Executive Officer at AT&T Inc., Thomas Rutledge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, Inc., Jeffery Storey, President and Chief Executive Officer at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Pat Esser, President and Chief Executive Officer at Cox Communications, Mike Sievery, Chief Executive Officer at T-Mobile, and Hans Vestburg, Chairman an Chief Executive Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Internet Companies to Support Wider Interest Access During COVID-19
09/10/2020 Collins, King, & Pingree Announce USDA Allocation of $530 Million for U.S. Lobstermen and Fishermen Impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs, Urge Administration to Expand Program to Dealers and Processors
08/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Maine Delegation Urges USDA to Act on President Trump's Lobster Order Before Monday's Deadline
08/06/2020 Tester, Romney, King Lead Legislation to Extend Loan Support to Small Businesses
08/06/2020 King, Tester, Romney Lead Legislation to Extend Loan Support to Small Businesses
07/24/2020 Senate Passes Bipartisan King Legislation to Cut Red Tape For "American-Made" Products
07/22/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Marco Rubio, Chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and the Hon. Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Daines Working to Improve PPP Program to Help Montana Restaurants, Food Supply Chains
07/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - King Urges USDA to Support Lobster Industry, Follow Through on Presidential Memorandum
07/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - King Urges USDA to Support Lobster Industry, Follow Through on Presidential Memorandum

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