# Paycheck Protection Program on The No Agenda Show

Paycheck Protection Program comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2020 to August 2020.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2020 – August 2020
- **Related topics:** [Ppp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ppp.md), [Alexandria Ocasio-cortez](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Nancy Pelosi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nancy-pelosi.md), [Sba](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sba.md), [Shake Shack](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shake-shack.md), [Stimulus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stimulus.md), [Ubi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ubi.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Paycheck Protection Program, Job Statistics

- **Episode:** [1273: False Positive](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1273-false-positive.md)
- **Published:** 2020-08-30
- **Time:** 55:44–56:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1273-false-positive/chapter/paycheck-protection-program-job-statistics.md

Donald Trump claimed the Paycheck Protection Program saved or supported more than 50 million American jobs. Critics question the validity of the "saved or supported" metric, noting it is a vague statistical framing previously used by the Obama administration. The claim is viewed as a central pillar of the administration's rapid economic recovery narrative.

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### Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Criticizes Paycheck Protection Program

- **Episode:** [1237: Imbleachment](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1237-imbleachment.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-30
- **Time:** 1:33:27–1:35:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1237-imbleachment/chapter/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-criticizes-paycheck-protection-program.md

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers a floor speech criticizing the Paycheck Protection Program for benefiting large corporations like Shake Shack and Ruth's Chris Steak House. She demands more urgency for rent and mortgage relief for her constituents in the Bronx and Queens. The hosts mock her delivery, labeling her a "doofus" despite the bill containing funds for testing and hospitals.

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### SBA Loan Exhaustion, Emergency Money For People Act

- **Episode:** [1235: Coronafest](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1235-coronafest.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-23
- **Time:** 2:54:37–3:01:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1235-coronafest/chapter/sba-loan-exhaustion-emergency-money-for-people-act.md

The Small Business Administration's emergency loan fund has been exhausted, leading to a political standoff over additional funding. Democrats Ro Khanna and Tim Ryan have proposed the "Emergency Money for People Act," which would provide $2,000 monthly stimulus checks to qualifying Americans. The hosts discuss the feasibility of these proposals and the ongoing issues with the distribution of initial stimulus funds.

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