A stimulus program set up to prevent small businesses from shuttering and their employees from going on unemployment officially ran dry Thursday morning, less than two weeks after launching.
As the funds ran dry, congressional Republicans attacked Democrats for the lapse and argued liberals were playing political games and holding hostage billions that is desperately needed for businesses and workers.
"Funding a bipartisan program should not be a partisan issue," they said in a joint statement hours before the program officially ran dry."The cost of continued Democratic obstruction will be pink slips and shuttered businesses." "We see no reason why we can't come to an agreement," Schumer said Wednesday on a press call with fellow Senate Democrats.
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