May 27, 2021

The Honorable The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker Republican Leader United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: We write to respectfully urge you to quickly replenish the Restaurants Revitalization Fund (RRF) program to appropriate funding levels to meet current demand. On May 26th Administrator Isabel Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) appeared in a full House Small Business Committee hearing. She testified that as of May 24th, the date the RRF program application portal closed, the RRF had received more than 362,000 applications – with a total of $75 billion in funding requested. As of May 18th, the SBA reported that so far nearly 38,000 applicants have been approved for more than $6 billion. We commend the prior work of the House to make the RRF program a reality with an allocation of $28.6 billion. However, this program is in extremely high-demand and at current funding levels the SBA will not be able to assist a large portion of the applicants. We urge you to work together with House Small Business Committee leadership and the SBA to bring a bill to the floor that would allocate funds so every eligible applicant can receive assistance. Our economy is still emerging from the immense damage of the COVID-19 crisis and our hardest hit small businesses, such as restaurants, bars, and food trucks, are still navigating the impacts of over a year of lockdown orders and limits to capacity among other health requirements. These entities are the beating heart of every community, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put the survival of these small businesses on the line every day. The impact on these businesses causes a ripple effect impacting supply chains, local farmers, and employees. Since the pandemic upended American life, thousands of local restaurants, taprooms, and caterers have been forced to close their doors. Many of these businesses still face an uncertain future. We have the opportunity to ensure these small businesses get the relief they need by replenishing this program to meet the current need. We urge you to support our local economies by investing in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. We must act now. Thank you for your consideration of our request. We look forward to partnering with you on this important issue. Sincerely, Brian Fitzpatrick Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Colin Allred Donald J. Bacon , M.D. Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Donald S. Beyer Jr. Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Matt Cartwright David N. Cicilline Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Steve Cohen Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Sharice L. Davids Peter A. DeFazio Diana DeGette Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Suzan K. DelBene Antonio Delgado Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Dwight Evans Anthony Gonzalez Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Vicente Gonzalez Jenniffer González-Colón Raúl M. Grijalva Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Jahana Hayes Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Bill Johnson William R. Keating Daniel T. Kildee Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Derek Kilmer James R. Langevin John B. Larson Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Al Lawson Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Andy Levin Elaine G. Luria Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Carolyn B. Maloney Lucy McBath Betty McCollum Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

A. Donald McEachin James P. McGovern Jerrold Nadler Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congres

Grace F. Napolitano Tom O'Halleran Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Jimmy Panetta , Jr. Scott H. Peters Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Chellie Pingree Stacey E. Plaskett Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Mike Quigley , M.D. Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Bobby L. Rush Tim Ryan Michael F.Q. San Nicolas Linda T. Sánchez Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Mary Gay Scanlon David Scott Terri A. Sewell Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

Albio Sires Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress

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