{"id":1905489,"date":"2023-03-27T15:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-small-business-administration-anti-pandemic-fraud-efforts\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:45:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:45:44","slug":"white-house-defends-small-business-administration-anti-pandemic-fraud-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-defends-small-business-administration-anti-pandemic-fraud-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"White House defends Small Business Administration anti-pandemic fraud efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-defends-small-business-administration-anti-pandemic-fraud-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79933993\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Biden tried to have it both ways on COVID-19, but that strategy could soon end\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The federal emergency over COVID-19 will end on May 11 and with it, one of President Joe Biden's most potent political issues. The pandemic helped Biden get elected, remained one of his best-polling issues in office, helped him pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, and even provided a legal pretext for pausing and then canceling $400 billion in student loans.\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M44S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-27 16:18:37\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1270090_th_6421c20c135e6_1679933964.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1270090.mp4\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79933993\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1270090\"} }); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\">White House<\/a> press secretary <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> discounted criticism raised by some Republicans that the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/small-business-administration\">Small Business Administration<\/a> is not doing enough to modernize its practices and address pandemic-era fraud.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent hearing with SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, Rep. Roger Williams( R-TX ), the chairman of the House Small Business Committee, specifically brought up the above complaints. Watchdog groups have found billions in fraudulent payments made to loan applicants during the pandemic era.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/5-billion-in-covid-aid-may-have-been-given-to-invalid-social-security-numbers\">False Candidates MAY HAVE BEEN AWARDED$ 5.4 BILLION IN COVID AID, WHICH TOP WATCHDOG GROUP FINDS.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The SBA was asked to step up in ways that they never had to before during the COVID &#8211; 19 epidemic.&#8221; The after-action stories revealed there were serious issues within the business, despite the fact that they were able to obtain cash out the door quickly. Williams stated in his opening remarks at the Guzman hearing that an unorganized management structure and a lack of fundamental safeguards to stop fraud resulted in intolerable amounts of taxpayer money being wasted. There have been recent tips that could have addressed some of these crimes, despite the fact that most prior findings have demonstrated what can be done to stop fraud. However, it appears that the SBA is truly considering these suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; America&#8217;s large business sector is reviving.&#8221; When asked about Williams&#8217; remarks during the press briefing on Monday, Jean-Pierre replied to the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>,&#8221; It&#8217;s growing, and a lot of it is because of the function that this president has done these first two years.&#8221; &#8221; We have seen 10.5 million products for large companies.&#8221; This is a result of the play we&#8217;ve done, beginning with the American Rescue Plan, and the way we handled COVID relief, ensuring that our economy develops from the bottom up and outward.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jean-Pierre, SBA&#8221; has scaled up its use of technologies and focused customer service and understanding, increasing mobility, streamlining processes, and delivering comprehensive guidance across our programs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They have been able to deliver on historical outcomes as a result, she said. According to the data, SBA has completed the task as a result of the government&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER, Press HERE.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Here is a complete video of Monday&#8217;s lecture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWashingtonExaminer%2Fvideos%2F896066164833211%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre discounted criticism raised by some Republicans that the Small Business Administration is not doing enough to modernize its practices and address pandemic-era fraud. 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