Blumenauer, Fitzpatrick, Sinema, Wicker Statement on Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Following an update from the Small Business Administration on the high demand for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), along with U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) – the primary sponsors of the RESTAURANTS Act – released this statement on the need for Congress to replenish the relief fund for local restaurants:

"We knew this rescue program would see high demand given the intense need during the economic crisis. While our work to prioritize those most in need – including the smallest businesses and priority groups identified in the legislation – appears to be successful in the first round, the extraordinary demand for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund shows that Congress must do more to help. We need to work swiftly in a bipartisan way to replenish this critical fund so that all local restaurants can access the relief required for a full recovery."