Statement on Signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

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A statement by Donald J. Trump dated June 5, 2020 on signing H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, published in the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents as DCPD202000427. The statement says the Act gives restaurants, hotels and other small businesses greater flexibility to use Paycheck Protection Program loans for payroll, employee benefits and other expenses. It says he signed without delay because the Act is essential to protecting jobs. It cites the uncertain constitutionality of the House's proxy voting system and urges Congress to pass the Act anew through traditional in-person voting; a note states the Act was assigned Public Law No. 116–142.

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Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2020 
Statement on Signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 
June 5, 2020 
Today, I have signed into law H.R. 7010, the "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act 
of 2020" (the "Act"). The Act provides greater flexibility to restaurants, hotels, and other small 
businesses to use Federal Government loans under the Paycheck Protection Program to pay for 
payroll, employee benefits, and other expenses while weathering the coronavirus outbreak. 
Because the Act is essential to protecting jobs as the Nation begins to reopen the economy, I have 
signed the Act into law without delay. Nevertheless, given the uncertain constitutionality of the 
Act in light of an unprecedented proxy voting system used by the House of Representatives that 
permitted Members to cast votes on behalf of, and record the presence of, other Members who 
were not actually present, I urge the Congress to pass the Act anew through traditional in-person 
voting at the earliest available opportunity. 
DONALD J. TRUMP 
The White House, 
June 5, 2020. 
NOTE: H.R. 7010, approved June 5, was assigned Public Law No. 116–142. An original was not 
available for verification of the content of this statement. 
Categories: Bill Signings and Vetoes : Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, 
signing statement. 
Subjects: Business and industry : Small businesses, promotion efforts; Diseases : Coronavirus, 
domestic prevention efforts; Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth; 
Legislation, enacted : Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020. 
DCPD Number: DCPD202000427.

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