The lawsuit names U.S. Small Business Association Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman as the defendant
It was filed by a conservative legal outfit on behalf of Antonio Vitolo, the owner of Jake s Bar and Grill in Harriman, Tennessee
The suit comes after the Biden administration s American Rescue Plan Act established the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The SBA said it would only process and fund priority group applications from May 3 to May 24
Those priority groups include businesses majority-owned by women, veterans, or those who are socially and economically disadvantaged
Vitolo immediately applied for aid May 3 when the SBA started accepting applications but doesn t qualify to receive aid yet because he s a white male
A conservative Wisconsin legal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Joe Bidenâs administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing white men are being âpushed to the back of the lineâ for aid for their eateries.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced tens of thousands of restaurants to permanently shut their doors as dining restrictions keep customers away.
The lawsuit led by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty targets the period from May 3 until May 24 during which the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only process and fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Eligibility opens broadly after that period.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A conservative legal outfit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden s administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing white men are being “pushed to the back of the line for aid for their eateries.
The lawsuit led by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty targets the period from May 3 until May 24 during which the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only process and fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Eligibility opens broadly after that period.
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The lawsuit names U.S. Small Business Assoc. Admin. Isabella Guzman as the defendant. It was filed by a conservative legal outfit on behalf of Antonio Vitolo, owner of Jake s Bar & Grill in Harriman, Tennessee. The suit comes after Biden s American Rescue Plan Act established the $28.6B Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The SBA said it would only process and fund priority group applications from May 3 - 24. Those priority groups include businesses majority-owned by women, veterans, or those who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Vitolo immediately applied for aid May 3 but doesn t qualify to receive aid yet because he s a white male. His wife is Hispanic and owns 50% of the restaurant, just shy of the 51% requirement to be considered a women-owned business. Biden has previously said that female-owned and minority-owned businesses have
From May 3 until May 24 the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. A federal lawsuit argues that's unconstitutional.