Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Save Our Stages Act, a $10 billion Small Business Administration grant program for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
It would provide six months of financial support to keep venues afloat, pay employees and seek to preserve an economic sector that has been shuttered in most states since mid-March. “Texas is home to a number of historic and world-class small entertainment venues, many of which remain shuttered after being the first businesses to close,” Cornyn said in a statement.
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