Letters to Congress

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders McConnell, Schumer, and McCarthy: We write to urge Congress to take immediate action to provide emergency relief to American small businesses. As economic and public health conditions continue to worsen, business owners are reporting declining revenues and an increasing need for support in order to survive the coming months. Small […]

An Open Letter to Our Leaders in Washington From the COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition Dear Leaders: With Election Day well behind us and most races settled, we renew our urgent request for action to help stave off further job loss on Main Street, especially as spiking coronavirus cases put economies across the country at further […]

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders McConnell, McCarthy, and Schumer: We, the undersigned organizations, representing millions of businesses who employ tens of millions of American workers, urge Congress to enact legislation before the end of the year that includes a technical correction addressing the tax treatment of loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). At […]

September 28, 2020 Dear Member of the U.S. House of Representatives: As you are well aware, the very survival of millions of small businesses is threatened by the impact of COVID-19. Local economies depend on these small businesses, and employees and local governments alike will feel the sting of lost wages and tax revenues if […]

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi                               The Honorable Mitch McConnell Speaker of the U.S. House                                   Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives              […]

The Honorable Frank Pallone Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce 2125 Rayburn U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515   The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 304 Dirksen, U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510   The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce 2322 Rayburn U.S. House of […]

The Honorable Roger Wicker 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510   The Honorable Maria Cantwell 511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510   Dear Chairman Wicker and Ranking Member Cantwell: All Americans are struggling to adapt to the social and economic challenges associated with COVID-19. Where possible, small businesses and entrepreneurs have […]

The Honorable Mitch McConnell                     The Honorable Chuck Schumer U.S. Capitol Building, S-230                            313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510                            […]

SAVE SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAIN STREET AMERICA! Members of the United States Senate: On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) and our more than 100,000 supporters and members nationwide, I am writing to voice our organization’s strong support for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. We urge you […]

The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510   The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510   The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives H-232, the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515   The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Republican Leader, U.S. House of Representatives H-204, the U.S. Capitol […]