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SBA stops Restaurant Revitalization Fund payments after courts rule they're discriminatory
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com ^

Posted on 06/19/2021 4:28:36 PM PDT by 11th_VA

Nearly 3,000 approved applicants, all women and people in groups deemed most in need, were told they wouldn't get their funds following legal challenges to the selection process. By Peter Romeo on Jun. 15, 2021…

… The 2,965 operators are all women, persons deemed socially and economically disadvantaged, or military veterans. They had applied for federal relief during the first 21 days of the Revitalization program, when priority was given to those groups because they were regarded as particularly in need of financial assistance.

Given those developments, the SBA alerted 2,965 female and disadvantaged applicants via letter that they would not be getting their grants, even though they’d been informed earlier that they’d been approved and would soon be receiving the funds.

“SBA’s leadership is frustrated with this outcome and remains committed to doing everything we can to support disadvantaged businesses getting the help they need to recover from this historic pandemic,” the letter stated.

The communication did not say whether the SBA would pursue a judicial or legislative remedy...

(Excerpt) Read more at restaurantbusinessonline.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; pandemic; race; restaurants; revitalizationfund; sba
Racism sucks …
1 posted on 06/19/2021 4:28:36 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

>> Racism sucks …

Racist Rats suck


2 posted on 06/19/2021 4:36:57 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 11th_VA

Just goes to show you that Racism doesn’t Pay


3 posted on 06/19/2021 4:44:33 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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Racist and sexist government...again.


4 posted on 06/19/2021 4:52:43 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: 11th_VA

Highly Integrated Conservative society utterly rejects leftist race-hate-bait society.


5 posted on 06/19/2021 5:32:11 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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“groups deemed most in need”. Translation: anyone but heterosexual white men.


6 posted on 06/20/2021 5:21:06 AM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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