Bridge over troubled Watters: Jesse Watters attempts to use Registered Persons as weapon against Biden stimulus plan

To say Fox News commentator Jesse Watters lets his mouth overload his ass is an understatement. He is a QAnon supporter , made racist segments attacking Chinese-Americans, and got in trouble for making a sexual remark about Ivanka Trump on-air. 

Let's get something clear. Registered Person-owned businesses should have the same rights as any other business. 

Registered Citizens with crimes against minors and certain pornography offenses are banned from

receiving Federal Small Business Loans thanks to the passage of H.R.5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, 111th Congress (2009-2010), sponsored Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA-4]. It amended 12 U.S. Code, Sec. 5710, Oversight and audits, to add subsection (b)(2) which reads, “With respect to funds received by a participating State under the Program, any private entity that receives a loan, a loan guarantee, or other financial assistance using such funds after September 27, 2010, shall certify to the participating State that the principals of such entity have not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor (as such terms are defined in section 20911 of title 34).” Under subsection (c), “None of the funds made available under this chapter may be used to pay the salary of any individual engaged in activities related to the Program who has been officially disciplined for violations of subpart G of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography, including child pornography, on a Federal Government computer or while performing official Federal Government duties.” This needs to be overturned, BTW.

As far as country clubs getting PPP loansd, plenty of them got PPP loans last year. This guy obviously doesn't do his research. 

https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-claims-bidens-stimulus-plan-includes-ppp-loans-sex-offenders-1571178

Fox News Host Claims Biden's Stimulus Plan Includes 'PPP Loans for Sex Offenders'

BY DANIEL VILLARREAL ON 2/22/21 AT 9:38 PM EST

Fox News host Jesse Watters has said that the $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposed by President Joe Biden includes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans "for sex offenders."

The Quote

Speaking on a Monday Fox News broadcast, alongside a panel that included former Trump Administration White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, Watters said:

"They have PPP loans for country clubs in here. Like, the squash courts and the putting greens are in such disrepair they needed an immediate injection of money? They have PPP loans in here for fraternities and sororities, Dana. Like, do you really think they're struggling right now? They have PPP loans in here for sex offenders. So you rape a child. 'Here! Here's a loan! Take it,'" he said...

Why it Matters

Watters comment comes at a time when the House is about to take up the $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats have touted the bill as necessary to revive the national economy hurt by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans, however, have generally opposed the package as too costly.

It's unclear what Watters meant when he referred to PPP loans for sex offenders. The full text of the bill contains no reference to sex offenders. It only mentions sexual assault and rape in reference to funding programs that help survivors of both.

While it's possible that Watters may be suggesting that businesses who employ former sex offenders or programs that rehabilitate them may be eligible for PPP loans, that too remains unclear.

Newsweek contacted Fox News for comment.

Later in the broadcast, Watters said the bill contains "the things [Democrats] say they hate most about government: the special interests, the lack of transparency, the pork." Pork is a disapproving term for taxpayer-funded government programs that only benefit a small group of people.

Fox News' criticism, as a right-leaning media outlet, is especially notable as the stimulus package may be passed without any Republican Senate support, using the budget reconciliation process. Republicans have denounced Democrats' plan to use the process as "partisan."