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Biden’s Small Business Administration wants favoritism for women and minorities for COVID relief. Min
Recent federal court rulings reject President Biden’s desire to discriminate in favor of women and minorities in using taxpayer money to aid businesses hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns.
The rulings support plaintiffs upset at Biden’s Small Business Administration (SBA), saying it violates the Constitution because applications for restaurant relief from women and racial minorities would receive preferential treatment, being processed in the program’s first 21 days (from May 3 to May 24, 2021). Other applicants would be processed later.
The courts note this could hurt applications further back in line because the SBA could run out of money when white males are considered for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”) set up under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). They said Biden was violating the Constitution�
(The Center Square) – The Texas Public Policy Foundation and America First Policy Institute have sued the U.S. Small Business Administration, alleging a provision in the America Rescue Act requires