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Coronavirus Special Report: How $14 million in relief funds wound up going to lawmakers and their families

Oklahoma GOP Rep. Markwayne Mullin is one of many lawmakers who's firm received money through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Oklahoma GOP Rep. Markwayne Mullin is one of many lawmakers who's firm received money through the Paycheck Protection Program. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted July 8, 2020 at 5:19pm

In today’s episode, we look at how some lawmakers and their families were able to access $14 million in funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. We also examine President Trump’s push to get schools to reopen, and how workplace testing for COVID-19 remains a challenge.

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