Becker Shareholder Yolanda Cash Jackson moderated a Virtual Town Hall on “Election 2020” presented by the Miami Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Panelists included mayoral candidates Esteban Bovo, Daniella Levine Cava, Alex Penelas, and Xavier Suarez. They discussed the outlook of Miami-Dade county post COVID-19 and how the mayoral […]
The House will vote next week on a bipartisan proposal to make the popular small-business Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) more flexible and extend the time limit for using the aid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today. Moving ahead on the proposal with Republican support would allow Congress to get around […]
Washington Update: May 19
05.19.2020
Last week, House Democrats announced their priorities for the next phase of COVID-19 response legislation by passing the Heroes Act. The bill, which is widely viewed as “dead on arrival” in the Senate and comes with a price tag of nearly $3 trillion, serves as House Democratic Leadership’s opening offer […]
Red states and cities across the country are trying to convince congressional Republicans that they should receive funding in the next coronavirus relief package as the 2020 election looms. Last week, House Democrats passed a rescue bill that included $915 billion for states and localities in their $3 trillion rescue […]
It has been over a month since the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. This over $2 trillion economic relief package provides fast and direct economic assistance for American workers, families, small businesses, […]
