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

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SCHUMER: "That’s not true."
GEIST: "So why not do that as a separate piece of legislation, senator, and get that new PPP funding directly to small business owners today?"
SCHUMER: "First of all, to give the money to the PPP program without correcting it would make no sense. You would still have more than half of the businesses left out and getting no money. Don’t just ask Democrats. Eight Republican senators said that in a letter to Mitch McConnell. The Chamber of Commerce, hardly a Democratic organization, also agreed. So we have to fix that program as we give it more money. And number two, as I mentioned, Willie, if we don’t deal with the health care — that’s just as immediate as small business.”