June 3, 2020 / Tony Nitti, Senior Contributor
Earlier today, the Senate unanimously approved H.R. 7010, a bill that will dramatically alter several critical terms of the recently-enacted Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The bill, which passed the House last week and now heads to the President’s desk for signature, will provide much needed relief for borrowers as they seek forgiveness of their loan amounts.
But before we get into the details, let’s remember how we got here… 
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.3 trillion relief package designed to help individuals and businesses weather the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The headliner of the CARES Act was the creation of the PPP, a new loan package designed to put nearly $600 billion into the hands of small businesses for use in paying employee wages and other critical expenses over the coming weeks and months. But as was the case with Ask Jeeves and McDonald’s Mighty Wings, the shortcoming of the PPP was not its motivation, but rather its execution.