Congressional Town Hall: Association Advocacy on COVID-19 (April 13)

In response to COVID-19, Congress passed the CARES Act to provide $2.2 trillion in financial relief for individuals, small businesses, corporations, hospitals, state and local governments, and certain nonprofit organizations. While associations are included in some of the CARES Act’s provisions, ASAE is very concerned that trade and professional associations experiencing severe revenue losses during the current pandemic were excluded from the popular and beneficial Paycheck Protection Program.

To discuss this issue, ASAE brought together association professionals and Congressman Ami Bera (CA-7) and Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) for a Zoom Video Town Hall. Congressman Bera is a physician who represents Sacramento County, CA and Congresswoman Murphy represents Orlando, FL – a hub for association conferences – and is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Moderated by Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Esq., Managing Partner, Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, and Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE, Vice President for Public Policy at ASAE, this video town hall included a discussion of the critical need for associations to be included in an expanded Paycheck Protection Program.