Congress' most recent aid package included up to $10 billion for concert halls forced to close due to the pandemic -- now their futures look grim
in the $2.2 trillion Heroes Act. Save Our Stages would have provided up to $18 million to any independent music venue forced to close because of COVID-19.
“This is real. We need help. We urge Congress and the White House to continue negotiations and reach a deal quickly or there will be a mass collapse of this industry," Fix Schaefer says."The Save Our Stages Act has already passed the House and has strong bipartisan support with more than 160 Congresspeople cosponsoring because they know independent venues can be part of our country’s economic renewal once it’s safe to welcome people back --our venues can survive this pandemic.
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