{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7886", "Hill Applauds Loan Forgiveness Policy for Small Businesses; Victory for Everyday Arkansans", "2020-10-13", "2020", "2020-10", "Republican", "House", "AR", "French Hill", "H001072", "hill.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Hill Applauds Loan Forgiveness Policy for Small Businesses; Victory for Everyday Arkansans \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Little Rock, Ark,\r\n        October 13, 2020\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) commended U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza for simplifying theloan forgiveness applicationfor Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling $50,000 or less.On behalf of Arkansas's small businesses and their workers, I thank Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza for simplifying the PPP loan forgiveness process. Based on feedback from both lenders and borrowers in central Arkansas, I have taken action for relief for our small businesses by urging a streamlined forgiveness process for loans including joining Congressman Luetkemeyer of Missouri in writing to Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza, joining with Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams in a recentop-ed, and leading 54 of my colleagues in aletterto Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza. These actions are a step in the right direction, and I appreciate the commitment of Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza to Arkansas's small businesses. I look forward to working with them to find solutions to keep jobs and employers' doors open during these challenging times.\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7886"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5366259030997753, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}