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House expected to approve COVID-19 relief bill, stimulus checks Wednesday
House expected to approve COVID-19 relief bill, stimulus checks Wednesday
The US House is expected to give final approval Wednesday to a pandemic relief plan that sends a $1,400 check to most Americans. It also gives parents at least $3,000 for each child.
WASHINGTON - The US House is expected to give final approval Wednesday to a pandemic relief plan that sends a $1,400 check to most Americans. It also gives parents at least $3,000 for each child.
Democrats are already taking a victory lap.
Joe Biden s plan to do that, because of everything else attached to it.
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Restaurants
The restaurant and bar industry got a win with a $28.6 billion grant program, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which will provide debt-free support for restaurants, bars, breweries and other similar businesses, as well as cover eligible expenses such as payroll, mortgage, rent and utilities.
Legislation to provide direct support to the industry, the RESTAURANTS ACT, was introduced in June, but direct funds didn’t make it into the most recent December coronavirus aid package.
“Today Congress spoke with one voice in support of the restaurant industry. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund will keep doors open in restaurants large and small in every community,” said Sean Kennedy, National Restaurant Association executive vice president of public affairs.
Print article Restaurants, concert venues and airplane manufacturers all stand to benefit from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the Senate just approved. They are among the few industries that won targeted help in the massive spending bill. Unlike its predecessor - the $2 trillion Cares Act, which proved a smorgasbord for corporate interests - the latest installment of federal aid focuses on funding state and local governments and schools and extra support for individuals. Lawmakers snubbed a wide array of businesses pleading for help from Washington. Gym operators and long-term senior care facilities are among those arguing Congress has left them facing further closures and layoffs even as the broader economic outlook brightens.