Kamala Harris
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No, you're absolutely right. And some of these bills โ now, what Trump did is not a bill. It's an executive order. It's basically a memo. And so there's a whole issue with that in terms of the legal effect of what he's done and does he actually constitutionally have the power to do what he did.
But putting that aside in bills, you're right. I mean, they can be thousands of pages sometimes and the details matter every time. So yes, there are staffs of very smart people who are familiar with the language, familiar with how a word will be interpreted based on how it's always been interpreted.
But putting that aside in bills, you're right. I mean, they can be thousands of pages sometimes and the details matter every time. So yes, there are staffs of very smart people who are familiar with the language, familiar with how a word will be interpreted based on how it's always been interpreted.
But putting that aside in bills, you're right. I mean, they can be thousands of pages sometimes and the details matter every time. So yes, there are staffs of very smart people who are familiar with the language, familiar with how a word will be interpreted based on how it's always been interpreted.
And they will work around the clock scanning through and actually reading through each of those documents. But sometimes the loopholes are well disguised
And they will work around the clock scanning through and actually reading through each of those documents. But sometimes the loopholes are well disguised
And they will work around the clock scanning through and actually reading through each of those documents. But sometimes the loopholes are well disguised
And so you can see in the PPP, for example, so in the Paycheck Protection Program that we instituted that was intended to give relief to small businesses, and so many small businesses, real small businesses, did not get the benefit of it because they don't have the relationship with the fancy banker, right? They're not on a first-name basis with the banker. They may go to a community bank.
And so you can see in the PPP, for example, so in the Paycheck Protection Program that we instituted that was intended to give relief to small businesses, and so many small businesses, real small businesses, did not get the benefit of it because they don't have the relationship with the fancy banker, right? They're not on a first-name basis with the banker. They may go to a community bank.
And so you can see in the PPP, for example, so in the Paycheck Protection Program that we instituted that was intended to give relief to small businesses, and so many small businesses, real small businesses, did not get the benefit of it because they don't have the relationship with the fancy banker, right? They're not on a first-name basis with the banker. They may go to a community bank.
They don't have lines of credit. And, you know, 90% actually of minority and small women-owned businesses did not get the benefit of the PPP for that very reason. So the details do matter. And what we try to do certainly and what I try to do is when we have figured out that there's a hole in it or a loophole, fix it for the next time.
They don't have lines of credit. And, you know, 90% actually of minority and small women-owned businesses did not get the benefit of the PPP for that very reason. So the details do matter. And what we try to do certainly and what I try to do is when we have figured out that there's a hole in it or a loophole, fix it for the next time.
They don't have lines of credit. And, you know, 90% actually of minority and small women-owned businesses did not get the benefit of the PPP for that very reason. So the details do matter. And what we try to do certainly and what I try to do is when we have figured out that there's a hole in it or a loophole, fix it for the next time.
You're totally right. So for example, okay, so for example, the issue of the United States Postal Service, right? So you guys may have heard, that's one of the biggest issues right now that is weighing on people, which is that this administration is basically cutting the budget of the United States Postal Service. So what does that mean?
You're totally right. So for example, okay, so for example, the issue of the United States Postal Service, right? So you guys may have heard, that's one of the biggest issues right now that is weighing on people, which is that this administration is basically cutting the budget of the United States Postal Service. So what does that mean?
You're totally right. So for example, okay, so for example, the issue of the United States Postal Service, right? So you guys may have heard, that's one of the biggest issues right now that is weighing on people, which is that this administration is basically cutting the budget of the United States Postal Service. So what does that mean?
So I actually sent out a question to all of my Twitter followers and online folks. And I said, tell me how, if you own a small business, how is this impacting you? Whoa. So these small businesses, they have a product that they sell and they ship it out and they say, promise you overnight delivery. It's not getting there overnight. Right. So then what ends up happening?
So I actually sent out a question to all of my Twitter followers and online folks. And I said, tell me how, if you own a small business, how is this impacting you? Whoa. So these small businesses, they have a product that they sell and they ship it out and they say, promise you overnight delivery. It's not getting there overnight. Right. So then what ends up happening?
So I actually sent out a question to all of my Twitter followers and online folks. And I said, tell me how, if you own a small business, how is this impacting you? Whoa. So these small businesses, they have a product that they sell and they ship it out and they say, promise you overnight delivery. It's not getting there overnight. Right. So then what ends up happening?
Their Yelp score starts going down because people are like they say it's going to be overnight, but it's not. Don't get this product. Right.