RESTAURANTS Act

Expressing grave concern over predicted restaurant closures around the country that could follow losses from COVID-19, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, is lending his support to a proposed rescue package for indie eateries. “I believe we will never get back to normal without revitalizing our downtowns,” Welch said in an interview Monday with NECN and NBC10 Boston. Welch is part of…

A Congressman from northern New England is part of a group of lawmakers proposing a rescue package for the nation’s restaurants – many which are teetering on the brink of financial collapse due to the coronavirus.