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Apr 23, 2020
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Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) demanded answers from General Services Administration (GSA) head Emily Murphy amid reports the Trump Organization is looking for rent relief for its lease of the taxpayer-owned Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C., that houses the Trump International Hotel.
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Apr 23, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio today voted in support of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation to provide additional COVID-19 relief funding to Oregon’s small businesses as well as hospitals and health care providers.
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Apr 20, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that he has secured $37 million for transit funding for southwest Oregon in the CARES ACT.
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Apr 17, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today applauded the Treasury Department and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ response to calls for automatic COVID-19 economic impact payments to veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments.
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Apr 17, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today applauded the Treasury Department and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ response to calls for automatic COVID-19 economic impact payments to veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments.
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Apr 15, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio today applauded the Treasury Department and Social Security Administration’s response to calls for automatic COVID-19 economic impact payments to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients.
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Apr 15, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today applauded the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) launch of the free “Get My Payment” web tool to help Americans submit their direct deposit information and track their Economic Impact Payment checks.
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Apr 14, 2020
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Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced agreements with 10 air carriers that will use Congressionally-approved grants to keep an estimated 750,000 airline employees on the payroll through September.
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Apr 14, 2020
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Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) today announced that he has secured more than $25 million in grants for southwest Oregon airports in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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