Who’s Actually In Charge Of Republicans’ Coronavirus Response?
March 16, 2020 By Christopher Bedford
Washington, DC — Republicans are in a rout. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has relinquished responsibility for a coronavirus response to the administration, the administration has negotiated a Democratic bill that fails to offer relief to struggling and tanking small businesses, and on Sunday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was forced to defend it all on Fox News.
“Let me ask you about this article on The Federalist,†Fox Business Global Markets Editor Maria Bartiromo asked McCarthy on FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures.â€
“They’re saying that we’re going to see layoffs once this is over from small and mid-sized business,†she said, reading, ‘They need anything they can cling to to stay afloat and delay further layoffs. There is nothing for them in this apparent deal, nothing for the blue-collar businessman this country was founded on. Even the $50 billion that the president previously announced for Small Business [Administration loans] are only for big businesses who can guarantee it,’ but its bad for small businesses.â€
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