Profitable large corporations must return all Paycheck Protection Program funds immediately, with a 10% monthly interest penalty for late repayment.

Claudia Tenney · New York · Republican

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“Tenney’s Plan to ‘Put Small Business First’ 1) Profitable, large corporations must return all PPP funds immediately with a penalty of 10% interest per month for late delivery.”

Archived campaign material states the exact promise: large profitable corporations should return all PPP funds immediately, with a 10% monthly interest penalty for late repayment. This establishes the pledge itself, but it is not evidence of fulfillment.

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Tenney Demands Large Corporations Return Small Business Money Now - Claudia for Congress
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GovInfo lists Claudia Tenney as a cosponsor of H.R. 8415, introduced in the House on April 21, 2026, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the deduction for qualified business income.

This official bill record shows Tenney continuing to work on small-business tax policy, but it does not enact or even directly advance the specific PPP clawback requirement or 10% monthly penalty promised in 2020. It supports a conclusion that the exact promise was not fulfilled through this later legislative action.

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H.R. 8415 (IH) - Small Business Tax Cut Act - BILLS-119hr8415ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The record supports that Tenney made the 2020 campaign pledge, but there is no evidence that the federal government adopted a requirement that profitable large corporations immediately return all PPP funds with a 10% monthly late-repayment penalty. Later Tenney activity on small-business tax policy and PPP-related oversight does not match the promised clawback-and-penalty mechanism. Because she was a House candidate/representative and the promised federal policy was not enacted or otherwise implemented, the promise should be rated not delivered. The available evidence does not show a serious legislative or executive attempt by Tenney to enact the specific 10% monthly penalty requirement, so no effort badge is warranted.

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The evidence establishes that Tenney made a specific 2020 campaign promise requiring profitable large corporations to immediately return PPP funds and pay a 10% monthly late-repayment penalty. No evidence shows that this policy was enacted, implemented, or otherwise delivered. The later H.R. 8415 small-business tax bill is unrelated to PPP clawbacks or the promised penalty, so it does not fulfill the claim. The record provided also does not show a serious legislative or executive attempt aimed at this exact PPP repayment mandate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%