BRINGING BACK OUR JOBS

Fred is fighting for southwest Michigan’s recovery and will be focused on bringing back our jobs. Job creation and building a healthy economy have always been two of Fred’s top priorities. 

With the coronavirus crisis, we are facing a number of new challenges on the economic front. Folks lost jobs here in Southwest Michigan and across the country. We now need to do everything we can in the short term to provide those in the most need with relief and provide them with assistance to get through these challenging times. At the same time, we must be looking at ways to rebuild our economy and restore our way of life.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fred has been an advocate for the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans that can be converted to grants to support small businesses, help them keep their doors open, and keep their employees on payroll. In Michigan alone, this bipartisan program has provided 121,000 loans totaling more than $16 billion and protected more than 1.5 million jobs.

Fred remains committed to supporting small businesses, cutting red tape, removing burdensome regulations, getting D.C. bureaucrats out of the way of job creators, and enacting pro-growth economic policies. 

Fred also has introduced a bold, bipartisan bill to expand broadband service in rural counties like here in southwest Michigan. Millions of Americans are home during COVID-19 working and running their businesses. To support them, we need to ensure more Americans have access to quality, reliable internet service.