[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 62 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4422-H4423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RELIEF FOR RESTAURANTS AND OTHER HARD HIT SMALL BUSINESSES

  (Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick. Madam Speaker, restaurants are a driving 
force in South Florida's hospitality and tourism industry, but when the 
pandemic hit, their sales plummeted.
  The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund helped over 100,000 
restaurants, bars, and other small businesses in the food and beverage 
services sector keep their doors open and their staff employed.
  Unfortunately, this program's limited funding failed to support 
roughly two-thirds of the eligible businesses that applied. Nearly 
200,000 small businesses have been left behind, and now four out of 
five of these restaurants and bars are in danger of closing 
permanently.

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  I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 3807, the Relief for 
Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022.

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