{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=234", "Rep. Horn Urges Both Parties to Fix and Fund Small Business Relief Program", "2020-04-16", "2020", "2020-04", "Democrat", "House", "OK", "Kendra Horn", "H001083", "horn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "OKLAHOMA CITY, OK  On Wednesday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) called on congressional leadership to pass additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). In the CARES Act, Congress provided $349 billion for PPP, a program which provides forgivable loans intended to pay business's payroll costs and overhead expenses so the company can retain workers or hire back those it has already laid off. The new PPP program ran out of funding on Thursday due to high demand from small businesses in need.\r\nWe should never treat relief for small businesses like a political football, said Congresswoman Horn. Small businesses are at the heart of our economy. The PPP program has already provided critical funding keep businesses afloat and workers employed during this crisis. There are some problems with PPP that we need to address. We must adjustments to strengthen access for our smallest and most vulnerable businesses, but that should not stop us from taking action. We cannot allow all-or-nothing politics to derail this important program. PPP is not a silver bullet that will fix this crisis, but we cannot allow a gap in funding to occur. I urge congressional leadership from both parties to stop the partisan games and to work together to fund PPP and the programs Americans need to make ends meet.\r\nSmall businesses in Oklahoma have taken out over 26,000 PPP loans totaling over $4 billion to meet payroll costs and stay afloat. But problems with the PPP and EIDL programs have limited access to needed relief for sole proprietors and other small businesses. Nationally, the $349 billion PPP program ran out of funding on Thursday. According to the Small Business Association (SBA), SBA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program (including EIDL Advances) based on available appropriations funding.\r\n###", 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://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=234"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5666161198168993, "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"}