Just weeks after Lee's reported request, SBA changed its criteria on April 28 to include the gaming industry. “Conflict of interest laws are some of the oldest and most important ethics laws on the books," said Kendra Arnold, who leads FACT. The complaint also claims that Full House Resorts saw its stock price rebound to $2.00 per share after two of its casinos received SBA loans. Lee's office has denied wrongdoing, claiming that the congresswoman didn't participate in Full House's decision to apply for the loan. "Therefore, the conflict rules must be strictly applied to prevent both an apparent or an actual conflict of interest."

Source: Fox News June 12, 2020 18:11 UTC