NRSC spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez said Cunningham has been “hypocritically criticizing" the program "while the company where he spent seven years as an executive used a PPP loan to stay afloat.” She said the group stands behind the ad.
The Cunningham campaign says that WasteZero is not Cunningham’s company, and he didn't receive any PPP funding. The campaign says Cunningham is not a founder of WasteZero, and he does not hold any kind of ownership interest in the company.
The Raleigh-based waste reduction company received a PPP loan of between $1 and $2 million.