Economy, Jobs, and Workforce Development

Congressman Troy Balderson visited Mansfield on Friday during his “back-to-business tour."  Balderson said his primary purpose was to check on business owners and get feedback on federal aid programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. “I want to continue looking at the small businesses and seeing what needs are still out there,” he said.… Read more »

The visit was part of a series of visits to local businesses in the 12th congressional district to see the effects of national legislation on local businesses. Balderson visited the bar and met with owner Joel Tignor and manager Joanne Holanda. “We are here today, we’re doing a back to business tour  through the 12th congressional district. We started about three weeks ago, started… Read more »

Congressman Troy Balderson, R-OH, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Air Force to provide a long-term fleet management plan for C-130 aircraft, saying a proposed reduction of the aircraft within Air National Guard units could jeopardize missions conducted by the 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield-Lahm Regional Airport.  Balderson, whose 12th… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide a long-term fleet management plan for C-130 aircraft, in response to a proposed reduction of the C-130H fleet within Air National Guard (ANG) units, which could jeopardize the Mansfield-Lahm 179th Airlift Wing’s mission. As the House Committee on… Read more »

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed bipartisan legislation this morning, sponsored by Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Angie Craig (D-MN), extending the widely popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) until August 8, 2020. Passed unanimously by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, H.R. 7437/S. 4116 makes available the remaining already-approved $130 billion… Read more »

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed bipartisan legislation Saturday morning, extending and revising the Paycheck Protection Program until Aug. 8. The new law had rare bipartisan support in Congress. On May 27,  the House passed the measure by 417-1 and the Senate approved it by unanimous consent on June 3. The bill is an attempt to address concerns expressed by the small… Read more »

WASHINGTON –Congressman Troy Balderson today voted "no" on House Democrats' $1.5 trillion, highly partisan H.R. 2, which has tripled in size in the one week following the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's approval of the Majority's original $500 billion "My Way or the Highway" bill along party lines. … Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today with Representatives Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), John Joyce (R-PA), and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation that will provide further relief to America’s small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act would provide a tax credit to small businesses, 501(c)(3) nonprofit… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and a bipartisan delegation of more than 80 Members of Congress are pushing for further reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), specifically the creation of a streamlined forgiveness application for loans less than $350,000. In a letter to Senate leaders, Balderson and the delegation argue that a streamlined loan forgiveness… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) cleared a key hurdle today as it passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act would restore certain terms of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to Congress’ original intent under the CARES Act, providing more flexibility for PPP loan spending decisions… Read more »