Merkley introduces bill to help small businesses


Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill that would reduce the wait time for small businesses in hard-hit communities to benefit from federal aid.

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Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill that would reduce the wait time for small businesses in hard-hit communities to benefit from federal aid.

There is currently a two-year lag time after the census is completed before metro areas can be designated HUBZones.

“Small businesses in affected counties have been struggling for a long time, and the HUBZone designation cannot come a day too early,” Merkley said. “Small businesses in struggling areas should not have to wait while bureaucrats shuffle paper. This legislation will cut red tape and provide real benefits, faster, to those counties that have been hit the hardest.”

Read more at Salem-News.

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