BREAKING: Dems cash in on PPP
It $ure pay$ to be a Democrat in the majority $haping these bailout bill$ to line their pocket$!
Here’s looking at you, Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Conor Lamb (PA-17), TJ Cox (CA-21), Harley Rouda (CA-48) and Anthony Brindisi (NY-22).
In case you missed it…
Firms Tied To Democratic Lawmakers, Their Spouses Got Millions In PPP Loans
New York Post
By Ebony Bowden
July 9, 2020
https://nypost.com/2020/07/09/firms-tied-to-democratic-reps-their-spouses-got-millions-in-ppp-loans/
A handful of businesses associated with Democratic lawmakers collected millions of dollars worth of Paycheck Protection Program loans after it was revealed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband also benefited from the stimulus deal.
Companies linked to Reps. Matt Cartwright (D. Pa), Conor Lamb (D. Pa), TJ Cox (D. Calif) and Harley Rouda (D. Calif) received coronavirus loans, as did the family law firm of New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi, according to the data released by the Small Business Administration on Monday.
Businesses linked to Cox collected up to $1.7 million in federal bailouts. His Madera nut processing factory received a loan between $100,000 and $350,000, as did an assisted living center of which he still has a financial stake worth up to $1 million, SBA and financial disclosure filings show.
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The family law firm of Anthony Brindisi, who represents the upstate Utica area, also received a loan of $150,000, the records show. A spokesman for the first-term congressman’s office said he was no longer a partner at the firm since becoming a member of the House and did not apply for the PPP loan.
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Trident Holdings, an LLC which owns dozens of Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen franchises, received a loan of between $350,000 and $1 million, according to the SBA. Rep. Harley Rouda’s wife Kaira Rouda sits on the board.
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The Mattress Factory contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh where Rep. Conor Lamb’s wife Hayley Haldeman serves as interim executive director also took between $150,000 and $300,000 in PPP funding.
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Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Cartwright’s former law firm, Munley Law, where his wife still works, took between $350,000 and $1 million in coronavirus loans, according to the SBA.
Cartwright’s wife, Marion Munley, also sits on the American Association for Justice Education Fund Board and they took between $150,000 and $350,000 in PPP bailouts.
Their offices did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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