President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony for HR266, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Health Care Enhancement Act, with members of his administration and Republican lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC. April 24th, 2020.
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President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony for HR266, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Health Care Enhancement Act, with members of his administration and Republican lawmakers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC. April 24th, 2020.
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The Payroll Protection Program was enacted during the pandemic to provide financial assistance to businesses that are closed, or operating at a reduced capacity. An NPR investigation it turns out that the program is full of fraud and many loans are forgiven.
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