¶ Overview
- De La Cruz’s businesses directly benefited from COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. Three of her businesses collected over $180,000 in various COVID relief grants and loans, including a nearly $40,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan that was fully forgiven.
- After accepting COVID-19 relief money for herself, De La Cruz heavily criticized the Biden administration’s relief packages. She claimed the American Rescue Plan Act, which provided more funding for programs she had benefited from in 2020, caused the “destruction of small business” and “higher prices.”
¶ De La Cruz Accepted Thousands Of Dollars In Relief Funding For Her Businesses Under The Trump Administration, Then Criticized The Biden Administration For COVID Relief Packages
¶ 2020: de la cruz’s businesses benefited from trump administration’s pandemic relief funding
May 2020: While De La Cruz Was The President Of JSM De La Cruz Holdings, The Firm Received $1,000 In Economic Injury Disaster Management Funding As Well As A $39,000 Loan. According to the Texas Tribune, "De La Cruz reported herself in disclosure forms as president of JSM De La Cruz Holdings, which generated for her rental income in the $100,001 to $1 million bracket in 2020. The firm received a $1,000 Economic Injury Disaster grant in May 2020 as well as a $39,000 loan." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
April 2020: While Serving As Co-Owner, De La Cruz’s Navi Business Group Received $102,000 In Economic Injury Disaster Funding, Which Included A $4,000 Grant And A $98,000 Loan. According to the Texas Tribune, "De La Cruz also co-owned Navi Business Group with her then-husband, reporting $36,000 in spousal income in 2020. The firm received $4,000 in an Economic Injury Disaster Grant in April 2020 and a $98,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan in May of that year. De La Cruz and her husband have since separated in a bitter divorce involving allegations against her of abusive behavior toward his daughter. De La Cruz rejected the allegations." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
April 2020: DLC Insurance, One Of De La Cruz’s Businesses, Was Approved For A $38,552 Paycheck Protection Project Loan, Which Was Fully Forgiven. According to the Texas Tribune, "Another of De La Cruz’s businesses, DLC Insurance, was approved for a $38,552 Paycheck Protection Program loan back on April 29, 2020, intended to support five jobs at the firm. But the firm was ultimately shuttered during the pandemic, according to a March report from NBC News. De La Cruz, who listed her title as president of the company on disclosure forms, reported making $44,600 in income from DLC Insurance that year. The PPP loan was forgiven, including interest." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
¶ de la cruz LATER criticized President biden’s pandemic relief package
De La Cruz Criticized President Biden’s COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Package, Claiming It Would Bring “Higher Prices” And The “Destruction Of Small Business.” According to the Texas Tribune, "Two years later during a January candidate forum, De La Cruz blasted President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package, the American Rescue Plan, as causing ‘higher prices’ and the ‘destruction of small businesses.’ The American Rescue Plan Act appropriated $15 billion toward the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
- When Asked About Accepting Covid Relief Loans While Criticizing The American Rescue Plan, De La Cruz Claimed “I’ve Always Supported Programs Like That To Help Small Businesses.” According to the Texas Tribune, "Another of De La Cruz’s businesses, DLC Insurance, was approved for a $38,552 Paycheck Protection Program loan back on April 29, 2020, intended to support five jobs at the firm. But the firm was ultimately shuttered during the pandemic, according to a March report from NBC News. De La Cruz, who listed her title as president of the company on disclosure forms, reported making $44,600 in income from DLC Insurance that year. The PPP loan was forgiven, including interest. ‘Like many others, my small business received PPP loans to help us stay open and afloat during the pandemic. I’ve always supported programs like that to help small businesses, while also pointing out that the Democrat’s so-called American Rescue spending bill wasted far too much taxpayer money on unnecessary items and caused higher inflation,’ she said." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
- The American Rescue Plan Appropriated $15 Billion Toward The Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, Which De La Cruz’s Businesses Had Benefited From In 2020. According to the Texas Tribune, "De La Cruz also co-owned Navi Business Group with her then-husband, reporting $36,000 in spousal income in 2020. The firm received $4,000 in an Economic Injury Disaster Grant in April 2020 and a $98,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan in May of that year. De La Cruz and her husband have since separated in a bitter divorce involving allegations against her of abusive behavior toward his daughter. De La Cruz rejected the allegations. Two years later during a January candidate forum, De La Cruz blasted President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package, the American Rescue Plan, as causing ‘higher prices’ and the ‘destruction of small businesses.’ The American Rescue Plan Act appropriated $15 billion toward the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program." [Texas Tribune, 8/22/22]
2021: De La Cruz Criticized The American Rescue Plan, Claiming The Legislation Had “Nothing To Do With Fighting COVID-19.”
[Facebook, Monica De La Cruz, 2/27/21]
- HEADLINE: “Biden Signs Historic $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Law” [CNN, 3/11/21]