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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - May 2021 #4

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On May 26, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman began a series of hearings on the Hill that will continue through May 28. On May 26, she testified before the House Committee on Small Business in a hearing titled “An...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - April 2021 #3

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On April 21, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation held a hearing entitled “Prepare for Takeoff: America’s Safe Return to Air Travel.” The...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - April 2021

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As part of its ongoing investigation into pandemic-related government contracts entered into by the Trump Administration, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents that offer a real-time look...more

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Congressional Investigations during the 117th Congress: What to Expect

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Although control and leadership of the US House of Representatives did not change hands as a result of the 2020 elections, President Joe Biden’s victory and the Democrats’ Senate runoff victories in Georgia are already having...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021 #3

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On March 15, the SBA Office of the Inspector General published a report identifying $692 million in duplicate PPP loans. This confirmed earlier findings made by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021 #2

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Republican leaders urged their House Democrat counterparts to hold a joint hearing regarding the undercounting of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes. The letter was signed by Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy...more

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Congressional Investigations Preview for the 117th Congress: Unified Democratic Control Means More Robust Oversight and...

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The election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as president of the United States and Democratic control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate mean that the private sector can expect to be the main focus of congressional...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September 2020 # 14

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In Washington - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have agreed to revive negotiations over a stalled follow-up coronavirus relief bill. Speaker Pelosi has...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020 #2

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The Congressional Oversight Commission held its first hearing on August 7, focusing on the Federal Reserve’s $600 billion Main Street Lending Program. Commission members were critical of the program, with Democrat Bharat...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020

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Bharat Ramamurti, a Democratic member of the Congressional Oversight Commission, tweeted that the Commission will hold its first hearing on August 7, which will focus on the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program. ...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report

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The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into the disbursement of PPP funds by sending letters to the Treasury Department, SBA, and eight financial institutions. The letters were...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – June 2020 #9

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In Washington: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate Small Business Committee and said unemployment was too high and that administration officials wanted to work on further economic incentives. ...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2020 #2

Senate Returns. The U.S. Senate returned to Washington, D.C., this week for the first time since late March 2020, and held several hearings and votes. In an effort to adhere to social distancing protocols, senators were...more

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Congressional Investigations: A Month In, Congress Signals Close Scrutiny of CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program

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The CARES Act is only a month old, but plans for investigations to track the nearly $3 trillion in coronavirus relief funds are already emerging from Congress. Among the mechanisms for oversight created and funded by the...more

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