Republicans quickly indicated they opposed the move and expressed concern it would have a chilling effect on struggling companies.
„This action by Democrats represents dangerous government intimidation that could cause more widespread layoffs at a time when we should be trying to keep American workers on the payroll,“ said House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), the top Republican on the committee.
Still, the panel’s announcement leans heavily on recent statements that Republicans made expressing concerns about large companies accessing small business loans. For example, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recently said he and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agreed that „we will go after those big companies that cheat the system.”
The committee, chaired by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), targeted publicly traded companies with more than $25 million in capitalization and more than 600 employees — and that obtained loans worth about $10 million. The panel has asked the companies to notify them by Monday if they will return the funds or else face a demand to produce records of their contacts with the federal Small Business Administration, the Treasury Department and any financial institution that approved their loan.
The companies targeted by the panel include EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Gulf Island Fabrication, MiMedx Group, Quantum Corporation, and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products.
Source: politico.com
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