DSR 12/7/20: Pandemic Relief (for Boeing)

DSR 12/7/20: Pandemic Relief (for Boeing)

Author: District Sentinel Radio December 7, 2020 Duration: 18:04
-In a Friday news dump, the Pentagon announced that it would give $63 million in assistance to Boeing using CARES Act money -40 percent of companies that took coronavirus relief loans and grants told workers to take time off but didn’t pay them anything, BLS data shows -DFC watchdog: Agency officials did nothing wrong in pursuing $765 million Kodak loan -The EPA’s air pollution monitoring system is in such shambles, one state agency reported needing to shop for equipment on eBay -The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to Medicare work requirements amid mass unemployment, during a pandemic Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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