BY BRUNO MATARAZZO JR. REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
May 3, 2021
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Brook Noel, owner of Salt 2.0 in Torrington, talks to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Catherine Marx, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (right) as Torrington Mayor Elinor C. Carbone (left) listens in. Blumenthal was in Torrington to discuss the opening of applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which is part of the American Rescue Plan. Bruno Matarazzo Jr. Republican-American
TORRINGTON Restaurants that took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for funding relief through the American Rescue Plan’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The revitalization fund offers $28.6…
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McCarthy joins other Republicans touting relief package he opposed
McCarthy argued the Dems relief bill was the first step toward turning the United States into Venezuela. Now he s celebrating the parts of it he likes.
Kevin McCarthy speaks during a press conference on the steps of the Capitol, on Dec. 10, 2020.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images file
May 4, 2021, 12:44 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
More than a few congressional Republicans have celebrated parts of the Democrats COVID relief package, despite 100% opposition from GOP lawmakers, and over the weekend, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) joined them.
The Republican leader used his social media accounts to tout the Restaurant Revitalization Fund part of the Democrats American Relief Plan and the fact that the Small Business Administration began accepting applications for the program yesterday. It wasn t long before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s (D-Calif.) office called attention to the apparent
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the American Rescue Plan ‘socialist,’ claimed it would turn the U.S. into Venezuela, and convinced every member of his caucus to vote against it. He even warned the American people ‘help is not on the way.’ Now he’s touting the American Rescue Plan’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund to brag about bringing home the bacon, Pelosi s office said in a statement.
In a Facebook post on Friday, McCarthy provided a link to the Small Business Administration s website where restaurants can apply for funding equal to their pandemic-related monetary losses.
ADVERTISEMENT Applications for the SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund open this Monday, May 3rd, McCarthy wrote in the post.
A congressional delegation sent a letter to Small Business Administration petitioning for a change. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 5:33 PM PDT April 27, 2021
GIG HARBOR, Wash. A Washington state law is preventing certain businesses from qualifying for federal financial aid aimed to help them.
According to U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-District 6), tasting rooms for distilleries, wineries, and breweries are unable to qualify for grant funding made available by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
The SBA funding requires at least 33% of a tasting room’s profits come from on-site sales such as tastings, cocktails, or food.
But Kilmer said Washington state law prohibits those businesses from making more than 30% of their profits from on-site sales.