Ongoing revelations about how big businesses and chains were able to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the Paycheck Protection Program are shaping discussions in Congress about which employers should be eligible if another $300 billion is approved under another proposed stimulus package.


Still, Kyle Herrig, president of the advocacy group Accountable.US, said he hoped another round of PPP would be different.

“The next stimulus must ensure small-business aid is targeted to those in greatest need, not those that benefit from corporate backing,” he said.

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