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On the recordFebruary 16, 2022
we have $12 billion that we have put together. I worked with Mr. Warner to do that, and of that $12 billion, $1.25 billion has been given out already, and the rest will go through the Treasury Department.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters discusses funding efforts to support small businesses through the Treasury.

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