AUDIO RECORDING: Former Speaker of the House John Boehner, Sen. Joe Manchin in Panel Discussion on COVID-19 Relief Funding & Reopening America

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) hosted a webinar, featuring a distinguished panel of professionals, including former Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner, as well as the current senior US Senator from West Virginia, Joe Manchin, who shared their thoughts on how best to safely and gradually re-open business across America.

We invite you to listen here for a recording of the discussions.

In addition, the speakers provided first-hand insight and guidance regarding the existing stabilization programs (e.g., CARES Act, Main Street Lending, PPP), the important role that US Treasury is playing during the pandemic, and the most recent flurry of funding initiatives, including the US$3 trillion HEROES Act, proposed in Congress in an effort to manage the far reaching effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

US Senator Joseph Manchin, West Virginia
Hon. John Boehner, Squire Patton Boggs, Washington DC
Karol Denniston, Squire Patton Boggs, San Francisco
James Barresi, Squire Patton Boggs, Washington DC
Ed Newberry, Squire Patton Boggs, Washington DC

Our panel was moderated by Stephen Lerner, Squire Patton Boggs, Cincinnati, Ohio.