EPISODE · May 14, 2021 · 25 MIN
Revitalizing Our Restaurants w/ Sen. Chuck Schumer
from Citizen Chef with Tom Colicchio · host iHeartPodcasts
Welcome back to Citizen Chef! After wrapping last season, Tom Colicchio has been working tirelessly with the Independent Restaurant Coalition to lobby for funding to help save our restaurants. This week, catches up with one of the key allies of the bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. They discuss why the money is necessary to revitalizing the restaurant industry and how it will help our neighborhoods bounce back from losses due to the pandemic.Resources: Restaurant Revitalization Fund https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fundFollow Tom on Instagram and Twitter @tomcolicchio and tell us what food policy stories you care about with #CitizenChef. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What this episode covers
This May, restaurants began to receive money from the federal government to help account for a nearly catastrophic year for the industry.
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