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Small Businesses Object to Lawmakers’ Plan to Reallocate Unspent COVID-19 Relief
Coronavirus // April 18, 2022

Small business owners are not happy about a new proposal in Congress to redirect unspent money from COVID-19 programs to give $10 billion for various services like vaccines and therapeutics, a report Monday (April 18) from The Wall Street Journal said. The report said part...

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Small Businesses Object to Lawmakers’ Plan to Reallocate Unspent COVID-19 Relief

April 18, 2022
Small business owners are not happy about a new proposal in Congress to redirect unspent money from COVID-19 programs to give $10 billion for various services like vaccines and therapeutics,...