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Congress FAIL: Small business fund runs out amidst partisan squabbling

Published in Blog on April 17, 2020 by Article V Patriot

The fund Congress allocated to keep struggling small businesses afloat has run dry -- and federal officials have been unable to reach a deal to keep it running.

The Senate adjourned for the weekend on Thursday without voting on a deal that would infuse the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with an additional $250 billion. Republicans wanted to pass the funding by itself, but Democrats refused to vote on it without including funding for additional measures.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell slammed his colleagues across the aisle during the short session on Thursday. 

“This morning, the program ran out of money and shut down, just as we’d warned. But even now, Senate Democrats are still blocking funding. Every Senate Republican was ready to act today, but Democrats would not let us reopen the program,” McConnell said on the floor, referring to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). 

“It is surreal to see Democratic leaders treat support for workers and small businesses as something they need to be goaded into supporting. This should be above politics,” McConnell added. “I hope our colleagues come around soon.” 

Such partisan squabbling would be normal -- positive, even -- during most times. Congress shouldn't appropriate money without serious bipartisan support, and, normally, we wouldn't favor taxpayer dollars going straight to businesses.

But these businesses are on the brink of disaster due to the government-mandated lockdowns. It's as if federal and state governments seized local businesses without compensating them. In this scenario, Congress has a duty to make them whole.

And yet, they're still consumed with partisanship. If anyone still believed in the good intentions of our federal officials, that belief should be extinguished. Our "leaders" in D.C. care more about securing a political win than doing right by the American people.

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