Fixing the Small Business Relief Program, Introducing TechStream, and More

April 28, 2020

America’s small-business program—the Paycheck Protection Program—ran out of money in 14 days, partly due to loopholes and oversights that allowed national chains like Potbelly’s and Shake Shack to claim funds. Aaron Klein explains how to fix the program to help genuine small businesses in need.

“For all its virtues, modern technology continues to pose profound challenges. Yet neither the tech sector nor the policy community can resolve them alone…. The goal of Brookings TechStream is to offer a platform where conversations between them can happen.” Chris Meserole launches a new Brookings platform to address the most pressing challenges in emerging technology policy.

Though all four congressional bills to provide COVID-19 relief passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, that cooperation is beginning to fray. Sarah Binder provides four major takeaways from the latest emergency package negotiations.

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