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April 06, 2020

The government's $350 billion "Paycheck Protection Program" is aimed at getting loans to small businesses, but large restaurant and hotel chains are allowed to apply, too.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), business analyst for CBS News and host of Jill On Money, about how the process, which opened Friday, is going for businesses.

This segment aired on April 6, 2020.

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