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Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Thursday evening regarding H.R. 266 – Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act:
This evening I voted in favor of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. I did so because it provides badly needed funding for America's small businesses. Our small businesses -- restaurants, bed and breakfasts, medical offices, barbers, etc. -- need this money to stay afloat while the government keeps telling people to remain home.
Rep. Chip Roy sent the following letter on PPP and restarting the economy to his colleagues:
To: Congressional Colleagues
From: Chip Roy
Date: April 18, 2020
Re: PPP Program Fixes Necessary for Small Businesses, Particularly Restaurants
Rep. Chip Roy introduced H.R. 6471 -- To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr.
Rep. Chip Roy sent the following letter Friday to Kinder Morgan:
April 2, 2020
Allen Fore
Vice President, Public Affairs
1001 Louisiana St, Ste 1000
Houston, TX 77002
Cc: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Mr. Fore:
Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement on the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act" --
This bill provides needed relief for the many Central Texas small businesses – restaurants, hotels, music venues, bars, and others – suffering through the government-mandated "social distancing" period. I want to make sure workers in the 21st Congressional District of Texas have jobs to return to once we defeat coronavirus. And defeat it we will.
Updated 4/22/2020
Small businesses and the workers they employ are the fabric of our Hill Country community. I am committed to helping the 21st District get back on its feet during this economic disruption mandated by the government to protect public health. With important relief legislation still in flux, many of these resources will need to be updated as programs come online, and further guidance is provided.
SBA has included the entire state of Texas in its Economic Injury Disaster Declaration and granted access to its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which will provide long-term, low-interest loans to qualifying businesses across the state!
This is exactly what I have been calling for to help our local small businesses in Central Texas bridge the gap. Fantastic news!
Rep. Chip Roy introduces the BEAT CHINA Act:
As we are seeing play out in real time, the United States does not have nearly enough control of the pharmaceutical supply chain. For example, roughly 97 percent of the antibiotics used in the U.S. come from China, and necessary ingredients for many lifesaving drugs are made exclusively in China. If the Chinese wanted to put us in a serious bind, they could withhold these lifesaving drugs from the United States, as their own government-run newspapers have already suggested.
Rep. Chip Roy to introduce the "Free Up Capital Now Act"
Congress must support small businesses – the backbone of the American economy – through the government-mandated "social distancing" period. Small businesses are hurting, and the federal government has a duty to support them so that there are jobs waiting for workers when we ultimately defeat coronavirus.