PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s Republican senator has joined an effort to expand loan relief for small businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sen. Susan Collins said her proposal would bring expanded relief measures for one year to a federal Small Business Administration loan program that is the primary one for assisting small businesses.

The proposal would make key changes to the program, such as waiving borrower and lender fees. It would also increase the maximum loan value from $5 million to $10 million, and increase the government guarantee to 95%.

Collins introduced the proposal with fellow Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, of Florida, and Jim Risch, of Idaho. Collins said the coronavirus pandemic “is tragically forcing many families to close the doors to their small businesses that they have spent years or even generations to build.”