House coronavirus oversight panel demands large companies repay small-business loans

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee overseeing the federal coronavirus response has settled on its first course of action: name and shame

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee overseeing the federal coronavirus response has settled on its first course of action: name and shame.

applied for and accepted small-business loans meant to aid those struggling to survive amid the pandemic. And the lawmakers are asking them to return the funds by next week or face a long list of document demands.“Since your company is a public entity with a substantial investor base and access to the capital markets, we ask that you return these funds immediately,” according to letters sent to each of the companies.

"This action by Democrats represents dangerous government intimidation that could cause more widespread layoffs at a time when we should be trying to keep American workers on the payroll," said House Minority Whip Steve Scalise , the top Republican on the committee.

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That’s uplifting

Sounds good to me! The errors need no confirmation. They occurred in plain view off the nation and the world.

I expect her to release the flying monkeys any moment now...

Where are folks & senior citizen stimulus check? Can any one find it?

Margaretherapy She’s absolutely right to call out the robber barons.

Good, name and shame works

Impeach pelosi, and the 18 new congressman who lied their way into the house 2018 election

.SpeakerPelosi may I suggest you start your name and shame with RepAdamSchiff for lying to us for three years. He also stole more than $30 million from the U.S. Taxpayers. Thank you.

Isn’t that ALWAYS her course of action. Let’s be fair she hasn’t changed anything.

Shame her for telling people it was no big deal

Good -- companies that took advantage of the program *should* be exposed. VoteBlue2020

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