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
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Q: Why is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrated in May?
A: In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the first joint congressional resolution to celebrate the cultural, social and economic contributions of Asian Pacific Americans from May 4 to 11.
The dates were chosen to mark two important anniversaries in Asian American history. On May 7, 1843, the first immigrants from Japan arrived in the United States and on May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad was finished.
Major work on the railroad was completed by newcomers from China.
President George H.W. Bush extended the observance for the entire month of May.
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.