The Daily Beast has reported that it was Senator Susan Collins who was directly responsible for allowing special interests and big donors to have access to the Paycheck Protection Program:
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“New story from @thedailybeast finds that Senator Collins is responsible for inserting language into the Paycheck Protection Program bill that “allowed special interests & big donors to access the… PPP” while small businesses in Maine were left out. #MESen https://t.co/PdOEHCk6Bv”
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How Susan Collins’ Small Business Bill Helped Bail Out Big Ones
She's locked in a tough reelection fight and running ads claiming credit for the program to support small businesses. But she helped open it up to big ones that jumped the line.
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How Susan Collins' PPP Bill Helped Bail Out Big Businesses
She's locked in a tough reelection fight and running ads claiming credit for the program to support small businesses. But she helped open it up to big ones that jumped the line.
May. 14, 2020
Senator Susan Collins is fighting for her political life with a new television ad that says "in a time of crisis, real leaders step forward. Others disappear."
The ad touts that the Maine Republican co-wrote the Paycheck Protection Program that's provided $2.5 billion in forgivable loans to more than 26,000 small businesses in the state. It doesn't mention that she also allowed special interests and big donors to access the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP.