Mnuchin to face grilling about small-business lending effort

Christopher Rugaber and Martin Crutsinger

The Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will likely come under tough questioning from senators Tuesday, May 19, about a small business lending program included in the government's $2 trillion relief package.

Lawmakers from both parties have criticized the payroll protection program, which initially provided $349 billion in forgivable loans to small companies but has been plagued by a host of problems. Many businesses were unable to get loans before the initial funding was exhausted. A second round of loans faced computer processing delay...