The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return millions of dollars in loans received through the Paycheck Protection Program.
, small businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 500 employees can apply for forgivable loans. Planned Parenthood officials say local member organizations that fall within those limitations — not the larger, national group — applied for and received the funds.
The Small Business Administration asks affiliates to either return the funds or respond with documentation demonstrating eligibility for the program. The letters end with a warning that"if SBA determines that a borrower made a knowingly false certification" on a loan application, the agency"may refer the borrower for appropriate civil or criminal penalties."to Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, an SBA official notes that the organization in Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Fraim, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, told NPR that her organization received a little over $2 million, mostly to cover employee paychecks. "The economic uncertainty at that moment was profound, and the two weeks while we waited for this loan, we spent having some very tough conversations about what we would do if we didn't get this loan," Fraim said.
Jacqueline Ayers, vice president of government relations and public policy at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the move by SBA is part of a politically motivated"relentless attack" by the Trump administration, which
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