What are they hiding? It’s our money – we deserve to know where it went.
NEW: Democrats are asking major banks to provide reams of info on businesses who obtained PPP loans, attempting to circumvent a decision by Treasury not to provide the info. w/ @Zachary@woodruffbetshttps://t.co/PVKNu3b3a3
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 15, 2020
What are they hiding?
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) June 16, 2020
That’s the question taxpayers should be asking as the Trump administration refuses to reveal where a half-trillion dollars of our hard-earned cash has gone https://t.co/lwsoY0MDTW
In a reversal from their previous position, the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration say the names and loan amounts of businesses receiving taxpayer-backed coronavirus assistance will not be made public https://t.co/SNXPq69Vba
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 11, 2020
Let’s be clear: Secretary Mnuchin is part of the most corrupt administration in history riddled with conflicts, cronyism, & incompetence. It’s absurd that he believes he should hand out more than $500 billion of taxpayers funds in secret. https://t.co/7tMbtk1W0j
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 12, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) – Building ramparts of secrecy around a $600 billion coronavirus aid program for small businesses, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has moved from delay to denial in refusing outright to disclose the recipients of taxpayer-funded loans https://t.co/xJoAUXuPae
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 12, 2020
This is extraordinary. $600 BILLION in taxpayer money, directed to business loans. And they won’t say who got the money!?!https://t.co/7zCEKd52Ik
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 13, 2020
Larry Kudlow defends decision not to name which businesses receive big, taxpayer-funded loans. "I don't know think that promise was ever made & I don't think it's necessary…There's a certain privacy element here." Says he'll let Mnuchin make any "technical adjustments."
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 14, 2020
This is categorically FALSE
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) June 14, 2020
Promise was absolutely made
We ALL heard it https://t.co/IL4HvHZqqA
Larry Kudlow says there is a "certain privacy element" at play in the Trump Admin's refusal to disclose the recipients of its $600B coronavirus loan program.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) June 14, 2020
Sad! 