The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was a lifeline for thousands of businesses, but nearly two thirds of the applicants were left hanging when the funding ran out.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Owners from restaurants around the country, among them Southeast Portland’s Reel M Inn tavern, joined a virtual panel hosted by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Tuesday to call for a fresh infusion of federal dollars for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
It’s a message that Blumenauer has been steadily hammering in recent months as more states repeal their COVID restrictions and the hospitality industry struggles to regain its footing.
The fund provided a lifeline for more
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