Last spring, restaurants nationwide applied for more than $75 billion in federal funding, nearly triple the amount that was made available.
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon congressman is pushing for more federal funding to help restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) met with restaurant owners Tuesday to talk about replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which provided $28.6 billion in grants to help businesses in the service industry last spring.
Ricky Gomez, owner of Palomar, a Cuban-inspired cocktail bar in Southeast Portland, said he knows exactly what it’s like to struggle to survive as a restaurant owner.
“I consider myself
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