Just yesterday, Congress passed a new COVID–19 relief bill that will help those in need. In order to qualify, there needs to be specific financial situations that are met. Congress agreed on a $900 billion relief package in total, with $15 million going directly to institutions such as independent movie theaters and other independent ventures.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the plan a “package that delivers urgently needed funds to save the lives and livelihoods of the American people as the virus accelerates.”
The implementation Congress’s new COVID-19 relief bill will help support restuarants and other independent institutions that may be struggling as well as millions of Americans that need help. To learn more about the Congress’s recent COVID-19 relief bill, visit NPR’s website.
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Source – NPR
