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To: Senate GOP
Senate Republicans: Tell us the truth—which of your donors got PPP money?
Senate Republicans must publicly disclose which of their donors, lobbyists, and allies received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.
While our country faced an economic depression resulting from the coronavirus crisis, with small businesses struggling to survive and millions of Americans out of work, Republican donors and lobbyists made off with millions and millions of dollars. And now, those same Senate Republicans are getting in the way of legislation that could provide essential relief to those who need it the most, like the HEROES Act that was passed by the House of Representatives nearly two months ago.
We will no longer allow our political representatives to funnel money to their cronies while we go without. We demand accountability.
While our country faced an economic depression resulting from the coronavirus crisis, with small businesses struggling to survive and millions of Americans out of work, Republican donors and lobbyists made off with millions and millions of dollars. And now, those same Senate Republicans are getting in the way of legislation that could provide essential relief to those who need it the most, like the HEROES Act that was passed by the House of Representatives nearly two months ago.
We will no longer allow our political representatives to funnel money to their cronies while we go without. We demand accountability.
Why is this important?
The hypocrisy of Senate Republicans is unbelievable.
While our country faced an economic depression resulting from the coronavirus crisis, with small businesses struggling to survive and millions of Americans out of work, Republicans railed against the government offering aid, which they considered excessive government spending.
Eventually, Congress did pass coronavirus relief bills, despite the roadblocks put up by the Republican-led Senate—and it also approved the Paycheck Protection Program, a fund to aid small businesses.
But guess who actually benefited from the PPP program? Not mom and pop shops across America. And not Black-owned businesses—41% of Black business owners were denied any aid.
No. It’s Republican donors and lobbyists who made off with millions and millions of dollars from a program intended to help small businesses, despite rules to prevent federal dollars being used for lobbying or political activities.
And now, with the public health crisis getting worse, and no end in sight to the economic suffering of tens of millions, the Republican-led Senate is refusing to take action on legislation to provide real relief for working people.
We will no longer allow our political representatives to funnel money to their cronies while we go without. We demand accountability.
Republicans in Congress must publicly disclose which of their donors, lobbyists, and allies received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.
While our country faced an economic depression resulting from the coronavirus crisis, with small businesses struggling to survive and millions of Americans out of work, Republicans railed against the government offering aid, which they considered excessive government spending.
Eventually, Congress did pass coronavirus relief bills, despite the roadblocks put up by the Republican-led Senate—and it also approved the Paycheck Protection Program, a fund to aid small businesses.
But guess who actually benefited from the PPP program? Not mom and pop shops across America. And not Black-owned businesses—41% of Black business owners were denied any aid.
No. It’s Republican donors and lobbyists who made off with millions and millions of dollars from a program intended to help small businesses, despite rules to prevent federal dollars being used for lobbying or political activities.
And now, with the public health crisis getting worse, and no end in sight to the economic suffering of tens of millions, the Republican-led Senate is refusing to take action on legislation to provide real relief for working people.
We will no longer allow our political representatives to funnel money to their cronies while we go without. We demand accountability.
Republicans in Congress must publicly disclose which of their donors, lobbyists, and allies received funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.