Sadly, all of us have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis, both on a personal and economic level. Although the CARES Act helped many businesses, we know a bolder step is needed and that many of the businesses in our community and across the nation continue to need liquidity relief.
We wholeheartedly support the
America’s Recovery Fund Coalition
which would provide funding to help businesses – of all sizes – to retain and rehire staff, pay rent, adapt to new requirements, meet certain debt obligations, and pay state and local taxes. The fund would include strict federal oversight and anti-abuse mechanisms, and be a vital lifeline to businesses, communities, workers, and state and local governments that rely on their success to support local economies. A full description of the fund and what we are seeking to achieve can be found
here
.
We are joined by companies that collectively represent 58 million American workers (45% of the American workforce) from numerous sections of the economy in
asking Congress and the President to create a grant-based federal assistance program, which goes beyond the CARES Act in helping businesses. A coalition of over 60 trade groups including the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), National Retail Federation (NRF), and National Restaurant Association (NRA)
are advocating for this legislation.
Now we need your help.
We encourage you to contact our Federal Representatives to let them know that we need this solution for business continuity now.
- Click here for a drafted letter to send to Congressman Salud Carbajal, representing California's 24th district, and send your completed letter to his staffer at nancy.juarez@mail.house.gov
Please know that we are doing everything in our power, through these lobbying efforts, to advocate for our business community. We will continue to share any legislative updates with you as we learn more.
Thank you,
Brendan Morris, CEO
Morris & Garritano
