WHERE DID YOU TAX DOLLARS GO?
The funds of the paycheck protection act instituted to give small businesses money to keep people employed during the pandemic was quickly gobbled up before most small businesses even knew it was available. Here are some of the "small businesses" that happened to get their money right away:
Mitch McConnell's wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's family's business, Foremost Maritime, got a loan valued at between $350,000 and $1 million.
Perdue Inc., a trucking company co-founded by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, was approved for $150,000 to $350,000 in loan money.
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy in New Jersey, which is named after Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner’s grandfather, got a loan in the range of $1 million to $2 million. Jared Kushner’s parents’ family foundation supports the school, NBC News reported.
KTAK Corp., a Tulsa-based operator of fast food franchises owned by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.). KTAK reported receiving between $1 million and $2 million
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) benefited when three of his car dealerships, located outside of Pittsburgh, received a combined total of between $450,000 and $1.05 million
Several plumbing businesses affiliated with Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), all based in Broken Arrow, Okla., each received between $350,000 and $1 million.
Triomphe Restaurant Corp, which operates the Jean-Georges restaurant at the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West, got between $2 million and $5 million.
New York law firm Kasowitz, Benson & Torres, headed by longtime Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz, received between $5 million and $10 million in PPP funds
Rep. Roger Williams, (R)
From Texas received a PPP loan for an undisclosed amount for his Roger Williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership in Weatherford, Texas, Politico reported. Williams’ wife is employed at the dealership
Rep. Susie Lee's (D) husband is
President and CEO of
Full House Resorts, received $5.6 million through the PPP,
Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s (R) family, which owns farms and equipment suppliers across the Midwest, received a PPP loan for under $2 million
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, (D, FL)
Mucarsel Powell's husband is an executive of Fiesta Restaurant Group received $15 million in federally backed money through the PPP before RETURNING ALL MONEY IN FULL.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband who is an investor in EDI Associates. This company is listed as a recipient of a loan between $350,000 and $1 million.
Representative Rick Allen (R-Ga.), received a loan for between $350,000 and $1 million
Four companies owned by Representative Marywayne Mullin (R-Okla.) were awarded PPP loans. One was for $350,000 to $1 million, while three were each for $150,000 to $350,000. In total, the loans ranged from $800,000 to $2,050,000
House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), husband Stephen Lowey, was once part Lowry Dannenberg, PC, but has since retired, was awarded between $1 million to $2 million for 54 positions.
Representative Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Alph Omega Winery and Phase 2 Cellars, each received a loan for $1 million to $2 million
And how many small restaurants, hair salons, and other small businesses that could have gotten by with $20,000 had to let their employees go because of this greed?
SIDE NOTE...Sen. McConnell, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Kelly, Rep. Hern, Rep. Hartzler, Rep Nunez, Rep. Mullin and Rep. Allen all voted to NOT DISCLOSE who received money.
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