ANDY BIGGS ssiLovonon us oye Boome COMMITTEE ON HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SCIENCE, SPACE, AND SECHNOLOGY Congress of the Gnited States House of Representatives Washington, DE 20515-0305 October 6, 2020 The Honorable Steven Mnuchin The Honorable Jovita Carranza Secretary Administrator Department of the Treasury ‘Small Business Administration 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW 409 3rd St., SW Washington, D.C. 20220 ‘Washington, D.C. 20416 Dear Secretary Mnuchin and Administrator Carranza: I commend your ongoing efforts to help our nation’s economy during the greatest challenge it has faced since the Great Depression. So far, the Small Business Administration has approved over 5 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to businesses across the country, which is a testament to your leadership, However, I was alarmed to recently learn from my Arizona constituents that an Oregon-based non-profit, Stand for Children LLC, was a major recipient of between $1-2 million in PPP funding. This organization, in turn, has contributed well over $3 million in the second quarter 0f 2020 to advocate for an Arizona ballot initiative, Proposition 208, that would raise state income taxes to fund public education, 1am disturbed that a nonprofit seemingly took advantage of a program designed to help employers meet basic payroll needs in order to extravagantly fund a highly charged advocacy effort 1,200 miles from its headquarters. This is a slap in the face to the millions of Main Street business owners across the country who are struggling just to keep the lights on. Accordingly, I respectfully ask your office to investigate the circumstances related to Stand for Children’s loan approval and any similar approvals. If reforms need to be made to the PPP process, please know that I am willing to assist you in whatever way possible. Sincerely, Member of Congress