Democratic Rep. James Clyburn claims U.S. turned a blind eye to fraud regarding the COVID SBA loan program

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

Democratic Rep. James Clyburn is placing the blame squarely on the Trump Administration for failing to prevent fraud involving the SBA-led Covid Relief program implemented in the early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Opposition claims that this opinion ignores Congress’ own responsibility in implementing the program and asks why unemployment insurance fraud is being ignored by the House’s coronavirus panel’s analysis.

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