Mnuchin Asks Congress for Another $250 Billion in Relief to Small Businesses

Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin at a media conference in the White House briefing room in Washington on Jan. 10, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he was directed by President Donald Trump to call on congressional leaders to secure an additional $250 billion in relief funding to small businesses to cope with the pandemic.

Mnuchin, the Trump administration’s chief negotiator on the previous rescue bill, said he spoke with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “to secure an additional $250 billion for the #PPPLoan program to make sure small businesses get the money they need!”