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Rep. Clyburn says COVID loan program rife with fraud

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The U.S. failed to take steps at the start of the pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses, depleting the funds and making people more vulnerable to identity theft, the chairman of a House panel examining the payouts said Tuesday. Clyburn blamed the Trump administration for the problems in the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.