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Dear Friends,
Recently, the White House announced changes they are making to ensure the smallest firms have access to the 2021 round of PPP funding. As many of you know, many of our small- and minority-owned businesses were passed over for these critical funds during the previous administration. I wanted to make everyone is aware that the Biden Administration, through the Small Business Administration (SBA), is proving a period through March 9 where only businesses with fewer than 20 employees are eligible to apply for PPP.
Dear Friends,
On Saturday, January 30 at 11 AM, I'm hosting a Zoom town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Included on the call will be Dr. Sandra Elizabeth Ford, District Health Director of the DeKalb County Board of Health; Clint Odom, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Executive Director, Washington Bureau of National Urban League and Amanda Hollowell, Director of Strategic Campaigns for Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
We will discuss:
Dear Friends,
To say 2020 has been a challenging year is an understatement. Many of us have lost loved ones and all of us have faced hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during this difficult and trying year.
The good news is vaccines are now being administered to frontline and healthcare workers – and will soon be available to senior citizens and people with underlying conditions. By the spring and summer, younger and healthier people should be able to get vaccinated as well.
Dear Friends,
| Dear Friends, We cannot let anyone deter us from being counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. No matter where you're from or your nationality. No matter your immigration status or who you live with -- for the U.S. Census, everyone who lives here counts. |
Dear Friends,
It was another busy week in Washington – from giving my final goodbyes to my colleague, mentor and friend Congressman John Robert Lewis to asking pointed questions to Attorney General Williams Barr and the CEOs from some of the world's largest technology companies – everything I do on Capitol Hill and in Georgia I do with my constituents, consumers and working Georgians in mind.
Dear Friends,
Last Friday, we lost the "Conscience of the Congress" – Congressman John Robert Lewis. He was a towering figure in the history of our nation, but he was also a humble human being and my friend and colleague.
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law – in partnership with the Arab American Institute, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), and NALEO Educational Fund – have launched hotlines in more than 10 languages to serve as a crucial resource for individuals who have questions or concerns regarding the 2020 Census.
I'm pleased to report that the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 7120 – the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act – this week. Included in the bill is my Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, which was taken word-for-word, line-for-line in this transformative legislation that reimagines the broken culture of policing in America.