Lance Gooden was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018 to represent the 5th District of Texas, which goes from Dallas County to Cherokee, Henderson, Kaufman, Anderson, Van Zandt and Wood Counties. Prior to joining the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Gooden served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives and worked …
Month: August 2020
Regulatory Update on Executive Actions
Although the House is poised to return early to address issues related to Postal Service funding, Congress is no closer to a deal on a new coronavirus package than it was last week, when the Senate recessed with plans to return in September. However, the creaky wheels of the administrative state have continued to turn …
Further Coronavirus Relief Uncertain; Executive Actions Taken
The White House’s negotiations with Capitol Hill over a fourth coronavirus economic stimulus package failed last week after three weeks of ultimately fruitless talks. The failure to make a deal leaves businesses and employees left to survive financially as coronavirus cases rise, and several states roll back orders to reopen businesses, keeping many of them …
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Paycheck Protection Program Clarifications Continue
In July, PIA National submitted comments on two different regulatory proposals promulgated by the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Since then, regulatory activity has continued apace in formal and informal ways. The latest entry in the growing literature on How to Interpret the PPP is an August …
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