David Roe: “We should consider those programs as a viable alternative to a complete conversion to the Direct Loan Program.”

Today is a significant day in America, it is April 15th, and a lot of hardworking taxpayers are sending checks off today.

I strongly urge the Committee and Congress to consider programmatic changes that ensure greater access to the PPP and EIDL programs.

But I am mindful of something Rahm Emanuel said when he was chief of staff to President Obama in 2009. He said you never let a serious crisis go to waste. I am afraid some of us are doing that here.

I want to give the VA a shout-out and there are some--obviously, we are going over some problems today that the VA had, but all in all I think the VA probably has the opportunity to be one of the best systems in the country.