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Alabama Political Reporter — Wednesday night, both U.S. Senators Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, praised Senate passage of HR748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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CNN — Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama said that he voted to advance Senate Republicans' controversial coronavirus package -- the lone Democrat to do so -- to highlight that progress is being made on the bill and time to act is running out.

FOX10 — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) took to the Senate floor Friday to pitch a plan to help small businesses continue to pay workers.

WIAT — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today spoke in the Senate chamber to propose a new model to direct money to small businesses by funding payroll service companies.

His proposal is called the ‘Small Business Lifeline Fund.’

Alabama Political Reporter — The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Wednesday.

President Donald Trump promptly signed the bipartisan legislation.

Quadcities Daily — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has cosponsored legislation that would expand early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail, among other reforms, in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Bama Politics — On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in order to address the economic insecurity faced by many American businesses and citizens during the Coronavirus crisis.

AL.com — Gov. Kay Ivey should work with the legislature to extend the length of time unemployment benefits will be doled out as Alabama grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Alabama’s two Democratic federal legislators said Thursday.

Bama Politics — On Tuesday, Alabama’s Democratic Senator Doug Jones joined Senators’ Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) to introduce the Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act.