Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is urging Congress to help the nation's restaurant industry that's been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wolf said Congress should pass the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act which would provide $120 billion to help independent restaurants.
"Our nation's independent local restaurants have been especially harmed by this pandemic and they need federal help," said Gov. Wolf. "These small businesses are an important part of every community. They serve as places that help to unite us and are an important economic driver in local communities that create thousands of jobs that working families rely on. The RESTAURANTS Act is a critical step to help many of these small businesses and save jobs from the diner to the farm."
The Wolf administration said the bill would provide grants to cover the difference in revenue between 2019 and projected revenues of 2020 and would be available for restaurants and bars that aren't publicly traded and aren't part of a chain that has 20 locations or more.
On Wednesday, Wolf implemented more COVID-19-related restrictions on the state's bars and restaurants, limiting capacity to 25 percent capacity, down from 50 percent, and alcohol sales to only be allowed on site with meals. To-go drinks are still permitted. In addition, nightclubs were ordered to cease operations.
In Allegheny County, restrictions eased up a bit, to mirror the governor's statewide mandates, allowing restaurants to once again offer dine-in seating. Previously, restaurants were to be take-out only after recent increases in COVID-19 cases.
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