Report: SBA obstructed Congressional investigation into COVID-19 lending collections
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), chair of the House Committee on Small Business, said his committee’s year and a half long investigation into the U.S. Small Business Administration found the agency had obstructed Congressional oversight. The committee had been investigating the agency after it decided to end collection on nearly 25% of its COVID-19 lending portfolio. Committee staff released a report Monday that alleged the SBA obstructed Congressional oversight, slowed the production of d...
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