Committee on Small Business member states, hearing on response, we had a hard stop, we could move as quickly as we can and could not accommodate every member in person today and we are accepting statements until thursday april 30th. Today is a chance for the committee to hear directly from members of congress about thoughts on the covid19 response for the next package to Small Business issues for the committee of jurisdiction. I would like to remind everyone we are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions for all in attendance. I appreciate your cooperation so that we can protect ourselves and our hardworking staff. Three weeks ago when congress created the Paycheck Protection Program we did so with the goal of providing a lifeline, the program experienced Unprecedented Demand and proven successful, helping more than 1. 6 million entities to support employees. As a result we will be replenishing the Program Later today. While we are moving quickly to provide an additio
Thoroughly. Ive listened to the other side. When you look at what we accomplished in those 14 days of loans, we saved 30 million jobs. We all could have put a tweet out today, not having to have been here, and said we saved 34 million jobs. But no. Four million more lost because somehow people felt good with politics. I listen to debate on the other side. Some said they didnt want to be here today. Have folded and come together. Leverage, ave used political leverage to hold people up. ve even some people on the other side of the aisle said they loved to see it when the price of oil dropped when no one before. It and the idea that millions in our Energy Industry are going to too. Aid off about politics. There will be republicans, emocrats, both that get laid off. Hen, i listen as we come back here, madam speaker, and i tried to listen to the other side. Tried to understand why would you hold it up. Different . I listened to the debate, i leadership talk, it was amazing to me. Only thing
Actually voting on a select committee to oversee the money for the cares act. That vote coming up next on that, adding money to the Payroll Protection Program. At this moment right now there will be nine waves of voting because of social distancing as lawmakers will file through to do their vote on this. The aid package, the 3. 5 as it is called, aid package is expected to pass. Then it will end up at the white house later on tonight. This package will add 321 billion to the payroll protection problem which has been out of money now for seven days. House minority leader Kevin Mccarthy said 4. 4 Million People filed for unemployment this week are owed by an apology by democrats for letting the problem out of money because some of those people may have had jobs. Government told them they had to shut down for the health of the nation. They made a sacrifice, but they got sacrificed for politics last week. Shame on this body. Reporter during the debate, House Speaker nancy pelosi actually t
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Things were finding out now too is that the management at many of these plants tyson foods j. B. S. Foods and smithfield actually encouraged workers even if youre sick you still have to come in were a vital part of the economy a vital part of the food chain they said so even if youre sick if youre showing symptoms we still want you to come in one employee described it as unless you were in a casket they expected you to show up to work the next yeah it was their call of their work but their their work while sick policy they actually had a policy to work while sick policy you know i cant i cant avoid the irony this is crazy smithfield as you know the biggest meat packer in the maybe in the world is owned by the chinese doing business right here in the United States so smithfield probably had some of the worst policies across the board in smithfield of all of them. Had every reason to know very early some was getting a hat good red happen but they provided no masks they provided no gloves