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Movie Theaters Banking on Congress Amid Industry Collapse

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterWith the release calendar in tatters, and hopes vanishing for a nationwide reopening any time soon, the movie theater industry is increasingly looking to Congress for billions in aid.The industry has put its energy in recent weeks into lobbying for the “RESTART Act,” which would extend hundreds of billions of dollars in loans for businesses that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.“It would be a lifeline for us,” said Bobbie Bagby, executive vice president of B&B Theatres, which has been encouraging employees and loyalty members to contact Congress in support of the bill. “We’ve been promoting it like crazy on our social channels.

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