Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney rallied with business leaders, restaurant owners and suppliers from across Queens on Friday, Feb. 18, at the Court Square Diner in Long Island City.
During the rally, Maloney called on Congress to pass three of her bills that would help restaurants across the country that have been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“New York City is the restaurant capital of the nation, but unfortunately, restaurants bore the economic brunt of the COVID-19 crisis, especially during the spike of the omicron variant,” Maloney said. “With restaurant owners and employees alike struggling as a result of this pandemic, I am proud to continue to advocate for relief in Washington. I thank the good work and advocacy of the Queens Chamber of Commerce for helping restaurants and small businesses keep their doors open, and I am proud to be their voice in the halls of Congress.”
Her legislation would replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and send billions of dollars in new relief directly to the restaurant industry, create new protections in the form of business interruption insurance, and rework the Paycheck Protection Program loan program to extend the time frame.
