Congress Reaches Agreement on Coronavirus Relief Package, Including $15 Billion 'Save Our Stages' Act (Cornyn bails out Broadway)

Playbill ^ | 12/21/2020 | RYAN MCPHEE

[marcusmaximus]

A coronavirus relief bill that includes a version of the Save Our Stages Act—an act that theatre and live performance industry members have championed as a partial remedy during the extended shutdown—is expected to pass in congress December 21 after months of halted negotiations and political stalemates.

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As detailed in the initial proposal, the bipartisan act, authored by Democratic Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn, would offer multi-million-dollar grants to live venues (including large-scale houses such as Broadway theatres) to keep arts workers employed and maintain expenses including rent and mortgages.

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the bipartisan act, authored by Democratic Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn, would offer multi-million-dollar grants to live venues (including large-scale houses such as Broadway theatres)

[Huskrrrr]

How much was allocated for save our statues?

[Chode]

[BenLurkin]

[marcusmaximus]

Is that Lindsey Graham?

[BenLurkin]

I think it’s Pete Buttigig.

[Sacajaweau]

The President is absolutely right. Even a dime to a foreign country in this package is a dime too much.

And Broadway?? Gimme a break.

[BenLurkin]

Wait a minute now. You want those chorus girls to make a living the old fashioned way?

[Yogafist]

Klobuchar age cornyn? I thought they said Bi-partisan.

[EinNYC]

How much are they getting paid off to add this terrible and unnecessary financial burden to the American people?

[vigilante2]

Never mind Broadway

[Lurkinanloomin]

Re-electing Bush League Republicans only encourages them to embrace their inner Democrat.

[cherry]

some of the those stage hands in NYC make $450,000 a yr...

no more money for the so called arts.....if they can't make it, they can't make it....

help to small businesses...individuals....

[blueunicorn6]

How much of that is going to Branson, Missouri?

[dsrtsage]

We need line item veto back

[antidemoncrat]

After appearing as a true conservative during his reelection campaign, Cornyn is showing he is just part of the establishment.

[abbastanza]

Cornyn was re-elected only because his opponent was scary. Open borders, no guns, and every other crazy thing you can think of.

[djpg]

Exactly what’s wrong with big government. They decide what we should value.

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

Though not spelled out, it’s understood that”Broadway” equals gay agenda.

[ml/nj]

Save Our Stages Act

How many individuals will be receiving more than $100,000 apiece as a result ofthis bill? $200,000 apiece?

ML/NJ