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Joni Ernst: “Fraud in ineligible firms were supposed to be flagged and recouped on the back end through the forgiveness process, yet…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2023
Fraud in ineligible firms were supposed to be flagged and recouped on the back end through the forgiveness process, yet the Biden administration has forgiven $754 billion, or 92 percent of all PPP loans.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst criticizes the Biden administration for forgiving a high percentage of PPP loans despite fraud.

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