Sen. Marco Rubio: The PPP – How It Started And Where It’s Going

When historians look back at the COVID-19 pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will be a big part of the conversation. Listen in as Senator Marco Rubio, the principle person behind the PPP, takes host Gene Marks behind the scenes, and looks back at how it started, how it went, and where it’s going.

Topics include:

00:19 – Introduction to the episode
01:03 – The numbers of the PPP
01:28 – From a supply chain tool to the PPP
03:50 – Who was a part of creating the PPP
05:16 – The inspiration
06:45 – Sen. Marco Rubio’s thoughts and fears
08:33 – The PPP and fraud
10:30 – Why the banks were slow to react
12:49 – How Sen. Rubio educated people about the PPP
14:41 – Sen. Rubio’s involvement throughout the PPP
16:25 – How bipartisan was the PPP?
18:12 – If he could do it again what would he change?
22:26 – Is there potential for this model in the future?
24:31 – Sen. Rubio talks the impact of the PPP

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