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Okay, so after weeks of pressure from Dems on the Hill folks like Katie Porter.

There was data released Monday about the small business association or excuse me the small business business administration that shows that businesses owned by members of Congress and the law practice that represented Trump during the impeachment were among the hundreds of thousands of firms that received aid from the SBA.

As part of its 660 billion dollar small business relief program. They also handed out loans to private schools catering to elite clientele which upsets me churches which upsets me they don't pay taxes.

Firms owned by foreign companies and large chains backed by well healed Wall Street firms.

According to Washington Post nearly 90,000 companies in the program took the aid without promising on their applications that they would rehire workers or create jobs.

The data paint a picture of a haphazard first come first served program that was not designed to evaluate the relative need of who was getting those loans.

While it buttressed a swath of industries and entities including restaurants medical offices car dealerships law firms nonprofits.

The agency did not filter out companies that have potential conflicts of interest among influential Washington figures.

Several major chains who have private equity investors including PF Changs and silver diner received millions of dollars.

We knew that from previous public reporting which may rekindle questions about whether large companies with Wall Street connections should be able to accept the money.

Over the past weeks dozens of publicly traded companies had to return the money after they were told by the Treasury Department that the program was not meant for large well capitalized companies even though they were sent the money and granted the loans in the first place.

Among some of those receiving relief were transportation secretary Elaine Chow's family's shipping business.

In addition at least seven members of Congress or their spouses received loans including lawmakers who were directly involved in shaping regulations and also benefited from a blanket waiver of ethics concerns.

Hmm nice among the loan recipients disclosed is KTK KTAC Corp Tulsa based operator of fast food franchises owned by representative Kevin Hurne from Oklahoma Republican.

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