That's absolutely true. They did ask for more time and flexibility to pay that back. The government didn't listen. Now there are an estimated 200,000 small businesses that are in even deeper debt while they struggle to keep their doors open with rising costs. We know that many of these businesses are owned by women.
How do you explain to women-owned businesses who are already facing more barriers to success why you refused to provide the relief they were asking for, putting them even more at risk of closing their doors?