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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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07/07/2020 King Cosponsors Bill to RESTART America's Economy
07/07/2020 Collins, King Announce $1.6 Million to Support Maine Small Businesses, Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
07/02/2020 Kennedy, King Propose Tool to Remove Unknowns, Help Small Businesses Calculate PPP Loan Forgiveness
06/29/2020 Senators Collins, King Announce $400,000 for Eastern Maine Development Corporation
06/26/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - King Pushes Administration to Make Paycheck Protection Program Work Better for Maine's Seasonal Businesses
06/25/2020 After Delegation Letter Urging Action, Collins, King, Pingree Applaud Administration Move to Support Lobster Industry
06/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Senators Hassan, Brown, Reed Lead Colleagues in Calling for Answers Over Difficulties With Stimulus Payments Issued as Debit Cards
06/24/2020 After Delegation Letter Urging Action, Collins, King, Pingree Applaud Administration Move to Support Lobster Industry
06/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to Secretary Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Carranza, Sens. Brown, Schumer, Cardin, and Shaheen Lead All 47 Senate Democrats in Calling for Urgently-Needed Improvements to Streamline and Simplify Current, Onerous Process for Smaller Businesses Applying for PPP Loan Forgiveness
06/08/2020 King Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Maine Tourism, Accelerate Coronavirus Economic Recovery
05/22/2020 To Help Small Businesses Weather Coronavirus, Gardner, King, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Paycheck Protection Program
05/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Cornyn, Carper Lead Letter Urging Support for Independent Music Venues During Pandemic
05/19/2020 Collins, King Urge Administration to Resolve Tariff Issue Harming Maine Employers
05/15/2020 King Speaks with Portland Independent Business Owners, Answers Questions on Coronavirus Response
05/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Tester: Montana's community development programs are critical for small businesses, must be included in next coronavirus relief bill
05/08/2020 On Teleconference, King Congratulates Maine Finance Educators of the Year
05/07/2020 Maine Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million for Maine Fishing Industry
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
05/04/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Manchin Urges SBA to Quickly Distribute EIDL Loans to West Virginia Small Businesses
05/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Golden, Collins, King Push SBA to Make PPP Relief Available to Critical Access Hospitals Like Calais, Penobscot Valley
04/27/2020 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 Committee, and the Hon. Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee - Lankford Joins Bipartisan Letter Supporting Main Street Associations
04/27/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Feinstein, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Administration to Take Action to Ensure Paycheck Protection Program Funds Reach Small Businesses
04/27/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - As Second Round Of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funds Are Made Available, Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Administration To Ensure Small Businesses Access Emergency Relief
04/23/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Push to Ensure Families Receive Promised COVID-19 Stimulus Payments for Their Children as Quickly as Possible
04/21/2020 King Statement on Bipartisan Agreement to Support Small Businesses, While Also Helping Hospitals and Boosting Testing

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