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Senator Amy Klobuchar Has Big Plans for Small Businesses
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March 30, 2021March 30, 2021Business

Senator Amy Klobuchar Has Big Plans for Small Businesses

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Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) insists she has no plans to blow up big tech.But now that she's the chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee tasked with overseeing the antitrust wings of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, some industry observers expect her to try. Bolstering that view is the fact that the antitrust reform package Klobuchar unveiled in…

Act Fast! The Senate Extends PPP–There’s $79 Billion Left but 190,000 Applications Are Already Waiting
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March 30, 2021March 30, 2021Business, Small Business

Act Fast! The Senate Extends PPP–There’s $79 Billion Left but 190,000 Applications Are Already Waiting

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Small-business owners will get two more months to access the popular Paycheck Protection Program. The Senate on Thursday voted 92 to 7 to extend the application deadline to May 31, from March 31; it separately voted down two amendments that would have slowed its progress. The bill also gives the Small Business Administration another month to process loans approved…