Sen. Menendez Stands Up for Minority-Owned Businesses
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the disproportionate economic impact the pandemic is having minority-owned businesses and the African-American and Hispanic communities at large. Sen. Menendez highlighted the need to account for racial inequalities in the next COVID-19 relief package.
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the disproportionate economic impact the pandemic is having minority-owned businesses and the African-American and Hispanic communities at large. Sen. Menendez highlighted the need to account for racial inequalities in the next COVID-19 relief package.