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Nydia Velázquez: “While approximately 100,000 restaurants, bars, and caterers have received $27.5 billion in funding, there are hundreds…”

On the recordJune 28, 2021
While approximately 100,000 restaurants, bars, and caterers have received $27.5 billion in funding, there are hundreds of thousands of restaurants and millions of employees whose future hinges on this Committee's ability to replenish the fund.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Velazquez emphasizes the ongoing need for funding to support struggling restaurants.

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