Mnuchin warns that companies that improperly claim small business relief face 'criminal liability'

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday that any small-business relief loan over $2 million would undergo a "full review" before it is forgiven to ensure that help does not go to large corporations instead of the companies it was meant to aid in the pandemic. "We're going to do a full audit of every loan over $2 million. … This was a program designed for small businesses. It was not a program designed for public companies that have liquidity," Mnuchin said on CNBC Monday morning. "It is unfortunate that there is a small number of companies that have created a lot of publicity that took loans. I think it was inappropriate for most of these companies to take the loans," Mnuchin said.

At least 60 publicly traded firms have claimed loans from the $350 billion that was originally intended for small businesses through the $2.3 trillion CARES Act relief package, including chains such as Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris Steak House. After the initial funding ran out, Congress passed legislation to replenish it, and the program reopened Monday. Mnuchin said Tuesday it was "outrageous" that the Los Angeles Lakers received a small-business relief loan worth $4.6 million. The team said on Monday that it had repaid the loan.

Mnuchin added that businesses would have "criminal liability" if they incorrectly claimed to be small businesses that need the government aid. The Small Business Administration's relief program, the Payroll Protection Program, provides loans to cover the payrolls of small businesses with 500 or fewer employees. When applying for the loan, business owners must certify the number of workers they have on their payrolls.

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PPP Fact Sheet

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/PPP%20Borrower%20Information%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

CDC advises pet owners to mind social distancing after dogs and cats test positive for coronavirus

Social distancing is for the dogs — literally. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance urging pet owners to enforce social distancing for their dogs and cats after several animals in the United States contracted the coronavirus. The two cats and one dog who were found to have the coronavirus had close contact with humans who previously had the virus. While it is very rare for pets to transmit the coronavirus to their owners, the CDC recommended extra precautions because there are still a lot of unknown aspects of COVID-19 that researchers have not had the ability to study. "Further studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by the virus that causes COVID-19 and the role animals may play in the spread of COVID-19," the CDC said.

The department advised that pets follow many of the same social distancing guidelines as other members of the family. Pets should only interact with other animals and people from their household, and if one member of the family contracts the virus, all pets should be kept away from the individual as they recover in isolation. Cats should be kept indoors, and dogs should be walked on a leash while maintaining 6 feet of distance. According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, dogs, domestic cats, a tiger, and minks have all tested positive for COVID-19.

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Democrats backtrack on plan to reconvene House next week

Democratic leaders Tuesday backtracked on a plan to reconvene the House next week after rank-and-file lawmakers called the move “dangerous.” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, told reporters Tuesday the decision was based on several factors, including a recommendation from health care officials. “The House physicians view is that there is a risk to members that is one he would not recommend taking,” Hoyer said.

Hoyer told reporters leaders will wait until a second economic aid package is ready for a vote. The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Monday and the House had planned to also return. Now their next session remains on hold. The House has been in recess since mid-March due to the coronavirus. “We will be back very soon to pass the legislation,” Hoyer said.

Democratic leaders faced a significant backlash from members during an afternoon conference call Monday. Hoyer announced on the call that the House would return on Monday, May 4 but lawmakers complained it would be difficult for members to travel to Washington and perhaps remain for long periods of time in order to avoid frequent travel that is considered risky because of the coronavirus.

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'The American people deserve to be informed': Harry Reid says UFO footage 'only scratches the surface'

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid praised the Pentagon’s release of UFO footage but said it "only scratches the surface" of information the public should know. "I’m glad the Pentagon is finally releasing this footage, but it only scratches the surface of research and materials available,” the Nevada Democrat tweeted Monday. “The U.S. needs to take a serious, scientific look at this and any potential national security implications. The American people deserve to be informed.”

Earlier in the day, the Pentagon officially released three videos that showed unidentified flying objects, which the government referred to as “unidentified aerial phenomena.” In the videos, sourced from Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, strange objects can be seen flying at high speeds and rotating while soaring through the air as pilots in the 1,190-mile-per-hour jets mused at the unexplainable sighting. The footage was released through the Freedom of Information Act after previously being published by the New York Times. Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough told the Washington Examiner, “DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public on whether or not the footage that has been circulating was real, or whether or not there is more to the videos. The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as ‘unidentified.’”

In 2007, Reid devoted funding to the Defense Department's $22-million Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, which was formed to investigate UFOs and reportedly ended in 2012.

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GIMBAL

https://youtu.be/FoujrDZavJU

GOFAST

https://youtu.be/YgQiQv94G18

FLIR

https://youtu.be/pFeiewo8kHQ

>>8947540

We live in a world…Where once they would have gotten away with this.

>>8947649

Interesting…Wonder if Harry Reid is also connected..

see: >>8947673

>>8947795

>Distraction

>>8947776

Over the Target…I see