Jobs and the Economy

After being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, our country must be focused on economic growth and recovery.  That is why I am advocating for policies that will strengthen small businesses, families and encourage Americans to go back to work and reclaim our way of life.  Some of this work includes:

• Helped craft the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which provided over $7 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses in the Commonwealth.  Not only did PPP save businesses, the program kept paychecks flowing to thousands of Kentucky families. 
• Cosponsoring the Help Wanted Act.  Small businesses in Kentucky and throughout the United States are having a difficult time attracting employees back into the workforce due to enhanced unemployment benefits.  This legislation requires every state to reinstate the “work-search” requirement for unemployment benefits and requires unemployment recipients to show proof of a job search to receive benefits.  Additionally, the legislation strikes a provision from the CARES Act that allows individuals to collect unemployment if they voluntarily left their job. Finally, the legislation would prohibit the use of generic concerns about COVID-19 as a reason for turning down offers of employment. 
• Fighting to maintain the Trump-era tax cuts I voted for that propelled our economy to the best jobs’ numbers in history and rising wages for the middle-class.  These tax cuts doubled the standard deduction, expanded the child tax credit, and delivered a $2,051 tax cut for the average family of four in Kentucky’s Sixth District.