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As of April 16th, the Paycheck Protection Program has no more money to lend.  Use these templates to ask your Senator to infuse another $250 billion into the PPP program.

 

Template letter

My name is _______________ and I am a physical therapist in private practice.  I am the owner of [company name] located in [town/city, State].  We have __clinics and employ ____ people. [Share brief story of how your clinic has been financially impacted by COVID-19]. 

Thank you for the policies enacted which support small businesses and health care providers during this public health crisis—especially the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

As a small business owner, I am thrilled to be qualified for the PPP, but as of April 16th, there is no more money to lend.  Without this loan, [describe the impact of not being able to obtain these funds—on patient access, on your business, as well as the local economy].

Please Senator __________, I (as well as my employees and my patients) desperately need you and your colleagues to enact legislation which will infuse another $250 billion into the PPP program.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

 

Respectfully,

Name, credentials

Member: Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Cell: ____________

Email: ____________

 

Talking points

  • Thank you for enacting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to help us small businesses keep our employees on payroll.

  • As of April 16th, there is no more money to lend.  Without this loan, [describe the impact of not being able to obtain these funds—on patient access, on your business as well as the local economy]

  • Please Senator __________, I (as well as my employees and my patients) desperately need you to enact legislation which will infuse another $250 billion into the PPP program.

  • As a voter and a small business owner, I thank you for your help!

 

Template FB post

As of April 16th, the PPP has no more money to lend.  [tag Senator __________ on Facebook], I (as well as my employees and my patients) desperately need you to add another $250 billion to the PPP program.  Without this loan, [describe the impact of not being able to obtain these funds—on patient access, on your business as well as the local economy].  As a voter and a small business owner, I thank you for your help!

 

Template Twitter post

As of April 16th, the PPP has no more money to lend. [Use Senator’s twitter handle: @Senator __________, I (as well as my employees and my patients) desperately need you to add another $250 billion to the PPP program. As a voter and a small business owner, I thank you for your help! #PPSAdvocacy