Congressional Record, House (March 19, 2021): Lifeline to Small Businesses (Rep. Angie Craig)

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A one-minute House speech by Rep. Angie Craig, printed in the Congressional Record, Volume 167, Number 52, for Friday, March 19, 2021, at Page H1604, under the heading Lifeline to Small Businesses. Craig describes visiting women-owned businesses in Shakopee and meeting Elise Steger, owner of ShakRa Yoga and Fitness, who kept paying employees and stayed open through COVID restrictions with the help of Paycheck Protection Program loans and virtual classes. She says the program has been a lifeline to small businesses like Steger's but is due to expire in less than 2 weeks, that the House passed bipartisan legislation that week to extend it through May 31, and that the extension must become law.

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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                      LIFELINE TO SMALL BUSINESSES

  (Ms. CRAIG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CRAIG. Madam Speaker, last weekend, I visited women-owned
businesses in Shakopee, and I had the pleasure of meeting Elise Steger
who owns ShakRa Yoga & Fitness.
  Throughout the past year, Elise has done everything she can to comply
with COVID restrictions while continuing to pay her employees and keep
her business open. With the help of the Paycheck Protection Program
loans she has also turned to creative solutions like virtual classes,
but she has been able to keep her business going.
  The Paycheck Protection Program has served as a lifeline to small
businesses like Elise's, but in less than 2 weeks it is due to expire.
This week we passed legislation in the House on a bipartisan basis to
extend this critical program through May 31. We must ensure that that
extension becomes law.

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