Schumer: ‘That’s Not True’ that the Democrats Are Blocking Billions in Relief for Small Businesses

GEIST Senator Schumer as ░░░░░░░░ just laid out that ░░░░░░░░ program has run out ░░░░░░░░ its 350 billion worth ░░░░░░░░ funds There s that ░░░░░░░░ billion legislation proposed to ░░░░░░░░ that money to small ░░░░░░░░ right now It looks ░░░░░░░░ a lot of small ░░░░░░░░ owners who are waiting ░░░░░░░░ those checks who actually ░░░░░░░░ had loans approved but ░░░░░░░░ are hearing from their ░░░░░░░░ there s no money ░░░░░░░░ in the fund like ░░░░░░░░ all the Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ because you want to ░░░░░░░░ another piece for hospitals ░░░░░░░░ state and local governments ░░░░░░░░ That s not true ░░░░░░░░ So why not do ░░░░░░░░ as a separate piece ░░░░░░░░ legislation senator and get ░░░░░░░░ new PPP funding directly ░░░░░░░░ small business owners today ░░░░░░░░ First of all to ░░░░░░░░ the money to the ░░░░░░░░ program without correcting it ░░░░░░░░ make no sense You ░░░░░░░░ still have more than ░░░░░░░░ of the businesses left ░░░░░░░░ and getting no money ░░░░░░░░ t just ask Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators said that ░░░░░░░░ a letter to Mitch ░░░░░░░░ The Chamber of Commerce ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic organization also ░░░░░░░░ So we have to ░░░░░░░░ that program as we ░░░░░░░░ it more money And ░░░░░░░░ two as I mentioned ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ with the health care ░░░░░░░░ s just as immediate ░░░░░░░░ small business The testing ░░░░░░░░ you have talked about ░░░░░░░░ morning correctly so the ░░░░░░░░ of money for hospitals ░░░░░░░░ fact that small governments ░░░░░░░░ governments and state governments ░░░░░░░░ so lacking money is ░░░░░░░░ vital And when they ░░░░░░░░ off hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ people which they will ░░░░░░░░ May 4th when we ░░░░░░░░ back that s just ░░░░░░░░ bad as the small ░░░░░░░░ person not being able ░░░░░░░░ employ people So we ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ do a whole Covid ░░░░░░░░ there are lots of ░░░░░░░░ there but these immediate ░░░░░░░░ are needed and there ░░░░░░░░ a consensus among business ░░░░░░░░ even among some Republicans...”