As the economic impact of COVID-19 entered a second week, Congress went to work on formalizing a third supplemental relief package — one that has targeted relief for small businesses, and specific mention of relief for “specialty crops” in agriculture.
“While we’re still waiting for the package to be finalized, we’ve been encouraged by the language we’ve seen thus far,” said Joe Bischoff, Ph.D., the Society of American Florists’ senior lobbyist. “We believe the package will provide significant relief for the vast majority of the floral industry that is struggling to pay their bills and employees.”
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