{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-shares-what-you-need-know-covid-19-may-12", "Greg Walden Shares What You Need to Know on COVID-19 - May 12", "2020-05-12", "2020", "2020-05", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released an update on COVID-19 for May 12, 2020.\nThe latest on the coronavirus:\nDeadline to Enter Direct Deposit Information for Economic Relief Payment: If you have not received your economic relief payment and you want to receive it via direct deposit, tomorrow is the deadline to enter your information. Go to the IRS's \"Get My Payment\" web portalhereto do so. If you do not enter your direct deposit information by tomorrow your payment will come via a check in the mail. Learn morehere. Clickhereto check on the status of your payment.\nThe Paycheck Protection Program in Action: With all of the fear surrounding coronavirus, it's good to know that the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Programare helping small businesses in Oregon stay afloat. Here's a story from the Second District: A single mom opened a new salon in Bend, Oregon late last year. She was getting into the groove of owning her own business when the world fell apart. According to her, she knew that staying home to flatten the curvewas for the greater good -- but it threatened to crush her dreams. She reached out to our office in April, scared that she was about to lose everything. As a new business owner, she wasn't sure if she was eligible for PPP. By April 15, everything was straightened out, but on April 16 the funding for the job-saving program had run dry. Now that the PPP funding has been restored, this woman-owned small business has been saved from closing its doors forever. We're still working with the owner to secure her long-overdue unemployment and economic-impact checks, but her salon will be able to weather the storm.  \n\t\nMore Funding for Oregon Community Health Centers The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $2.4 million to11 Community Health Centers (CHCs)in Oregon's Second District. The funding comes through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help HRSA-funded health centers across Oregon expand COVID-19 testing. The health centers will be able to use the funding to expand the range of testing and testing-related activities, including the purchase of personal protective equipment(PPE); training, outreach, procurement and administration of tests; laboratory services; and the expansion of walk-up or drive-up testing capabilities. The following Health Centers in Oregon's Second District Received Funding:\n Asher Community Health Center--Fossil -- $114,514\n\tColumbia River Community Health Services--Boardman-- $162,409\n\tKlamath Health Partners--Klamath Falls--$265, 759\n\tLaClinicaDel Valle Family Health Care Center INC.--Medford-- $471,649\n\tLapineCommunity Health Center--La Pine-- $211,804\n\tMosaic Medical--Prineville-- $438,229\n\tOne Community Health--Hood River-- $284,269\n\tRinehart Medical Clinic -- Wheeler--$114,709\n\tRogue Community Health--Medford-- $283,774\n\tSiskiyou Community Health Center--Grants Pass-- $352,699\n\tWinding Waters Medical Clinic--Enterprise-- $166,114\n Read morehere.\nGood News for Farmers and Ranchers: The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that agricultural businesses are now eligible for the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) as part of the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act. SBA's portal has reopened for farmers, ranchers, and certain other agricultural businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. More infohere.\nSBA Delivers More PPP Loans:\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) is still processing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans. This comes after President Trump signed into law more funding for the PPP. Over 4.1 million small businesses have had their loan applications processed through the PPP, and a total of more than $530 billion have been approved. In the second round of funding, as of May 8, in Oregon 5,751 loans have been processed totaling $3,217,222,676. Learn morehere.\nWatch out for COVID-19 Scams: BoththeFederal Trade Commissionand theFederal Communications Commissionare reporting a spike in coronavirus related scams including home testing kits, fake cures, and other malicious attempts to prey onCOVID-19fears.The Treasury Department will NOT ask you to pay anything for the payment most Americans will receive as a result of the CARES Act and will not contact you for your bank account information.If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from the government asking for this type of information, please report it towww.ftc.gov/complaint. You can learn more about how to protect yourself from these types of scamshere.\nResources to Know and Share:Here are some helpful resources and information on COVID-19.\nHelpful Resources on PPE: CDC updated the PPE Burn Rate Calculator, a spreadsheet-based model that will help health care facilities plan and optimize the use of PPE for response to COVID-19. Morehere. You can now see PPE shipments to Oregon countieshere.\nASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing billions in funding toward job retention and certain other expenses. Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations, Veterans organizations, and Tribal businesses described in the Small Business Act, as well as individuals who are self-employed or are independent contractors, are eligible if they also meet program size standards. For a top-line overview of the programCLICK HERE  \n\tIf you're a lender, more information can be foundHERE  \n\tIf you're a borrower, more information can be foundHERE  \n\tThe application for borrowers can be foundHERE\nOther resources on the Paycheck Protection Program:\n  INFORMATION FOR AMERICANS ABROAD: The State Department has repatriated over 76,500 Americans from more than 130 countries. The State Department is making efforts to bring home Americans, including through commercial flights, chartered flights, and military transport. Any American abroad who needs assistance should contact their local U.S. embassy and register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), availablehereor by calling 1-888-407-4747.  \n\t\nASSISTANCE FROM HHS AND FEMA: HHS and FEMA have fielded many requests to assist or partner with the Federal Government in response to the COVID pandemic.\n Organizations or individuals seeking to contract with the federal government to import or manufacture medical products to aid the U.S. response submit information to FEMA through a Request for Proposal, availablehere.\n\tOrganizations or individuals that wish to donate medical supplies or equipment can submit that informationhere.\n\tOther inquiries from organizations or individuals, including individuals who want to volunteer or organizations that want to produce a product related to the COVID response, among other inquiries, can be referred tohttps://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/how-to-help.\n How to schedule a blood donation appointment:\nFast Facts:Here are some helpful stats on COVID-19 asof5/11/20 Cases of COVID-19: U.S.current case count:There are currently at least 1,347,388 cases and 80,397 deaths in the United States, as reported by Johns Hopkins and other media sources.\nOregon current case count :3,286 Baker: 1 Benton: 49 Clackamas: 268 Clatsop: 33 Columbia: 15 Coos: 30 Crook: 1 Curry: 4 Deschutes: 86 Douglas: 24 Grant: 1 Harney: 1 Hood River: 13 Jackson: 49 Jefferson: 24 Josephine: 24 Klamath: 40 Lane: 60 Lincoln: 6 Linn: 103 Malheur: 14 Marion: 694 Morrow: 12 Multnomah: 899 Polk: 87 Sherman: 1 Tillamook: 6 Umatilla: 85 Union: 4 Wallowa: 1 Wasco: 15 Washington: 587 Yamhill: 49\nTesting in Oregon: Positive: 3,222 Negative: 74,320 Total (since 1/24): 77,542\nICYMI from Walden:\nGreg Walden Calls on Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders to Help Local Governments with COVID-related Expense\nGreg Walden: 'This is good news for rural Oregon'", 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://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-shares-what-you-need-know-covid-19-may-12"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8812341839075089, "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"}