Political Quotes

“I was stunned to hear our friend from North Carolina talk about the rosy economic situation. Let me give one example. For the last year, I have been working on behalf of America's 500,000 independent restaurants. There are 11 million employees and their trillion-dollar supply chain. {time} 0030 Already it is too late for one in six who have closed permanently this last year. Without direct assistance, we could lose 80 percent. The good news is that the American Rescue Plan contains $25 billion to fund the restaurants bill. Without the direct relief they need, those restaurants won't survive. This is why it has broad, bipartisan support from Republican mayors, Governors, local officials, and business leaders. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge the passage of the American Rescue Plan and the $25 billion lifeline to our independent restaurants that are so important to our communities.”