Rep. Velazquez Issues Statement on SBA Lending Programs
April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following regarding Small Business Administration lending programs and Puerto Rico:
"Puerto Rico's economy was already struggling before COVID-19. Decades of neglect followed by historic hurricanes and recent earthquakes had already made a tough situation worse. Now, with the Island on lockdown in response to COVID-19, businesses, families and workers are suffering even more.
"It is vital . . .
"Puerto Rico's economy was already struggling before COVID-19. Decades of neglect followed by historic hurricanes and recent earthquakes had already made a tough situation worse. Now, with the Island on lockdown in response to COVID-19, businesses, families and workers are suffering even more.
"It is vital . . .