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Support Growing for 501(c)(6) Inclusion in Paycheck Protection Program

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If these organizations are unable to survive, the path to recovery for our hard-hit Main Street economy will be even more difficult.”. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has urged Senate leaders to expand eligibility for the PPP to include other types of nonprofit groups, including 501(c)(6)s and 501(c)(4)s.

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Patent Reform Is Off the Table in the Senate for Now. What Happened?

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Industry groups reacted strongly. The Hill reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) intervened behind the scenes, deciding not to bring the bill to the floor because of the opposition from pharmaceutical firms and trial lawyers. Patent reform—a hot topic in Congress for months—appears to have suffered a critical blow.

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