Hearing:
An Empirical Review of the Paycheck Protection Program
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations (Committee on Small Business)
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (10:00 AM)
2360 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations
will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “An Empirical Review of the Paycheck Protection Program.” The
hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Room 2360 of
the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join remotely via Zoom.
To help small businesses retain employees and sustain operations during the early stages of the
COVID-19 pandemic, Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a new forgivable
loan guarantee program within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that delivered
almost $800 billion in capital to small businesses. In the two years since its creation, researchers
have reviewed and analyzed the loan data to assess the program’s effectiveness in preserving jobs
and reaching underserved small business owners. Though the program is still in the forgiveness
phase, much of the empirical research shows the program effectively helped save millions of jobs
but failed to reach the smallest of businesses early enough to be maximally effective. This hearing
will allow Members to hear from government and academic researchers about their findings on
the effectiveness of the PPP and lessons learned about the distribution of loan funds.
Witnesses
Mr. William Shear
Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, United States Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
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- Witness Statement
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- Witness Biography
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Dr. Robert W. Fairlie
Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
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03/09/2022 at 09:54 AM
- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
[PDF]
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Dr. Manju Puri
J. B. Fuqua Professor of Finance, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC
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03/09/2022 at 09:54 AM
- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
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- Witness Biography
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Dr. Iryna Demko
Research Associate at the Center for Economic Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
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03/09/2022 at 09:54 AM
- Witness Statement
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
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Mr. Robert Barnes
President and Chief Executive Officer, PriorityOne Bank, North Magee, MS, on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America
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03/10/2022 at 10:13 AM
- Witness Statement
[PDF]
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03/16/2022 at 12:14 PM
- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
[PDF]
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Hearing Record
- Hearing Notice
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- Hearing: Witness List
[PDF]
First Published:
March 9, 2022 at 09:15 AM
Last Updated:
March 16, 2022 at 12:14 PM