>>> VARIOUS INDUSTRIES ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE BRUNT OF
THE VIRUS AS THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO ALTER AMERICANS’
DAILY LIVES.
DAILY LIVES. A NEW POLL FROM NPR FINDS THAT
ONE IN FIVE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE
ALREADY LOST WORK IN RETAIL,
MACY’S, BLOOMINGDALE’S,
MACY’S, BLOOMINGDALE’S, NORDSTROM HAVE ALL THE CLOSED
THEIR DOORS.
THEIR DOORS. AND GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND
FIAT CHRYSLER TEMPORARILY CLOSED
THEIR U.S. FACTORIES.
IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, CINEMAS
HAVE CLOSED AND MOVIE RELEASE
DATES HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK AS
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
THEATER OWNERS ASKED CONGRESS
FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF.
AND THE NATIONAL VANT
ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES PROJECTS
THAT THE FOOD INDUSTRY SERVICE
COULD LOSE 5 MILLION TO 7
MILLION JOBS.
MILLION JOBS. JOINING US NOW IS CHEF TOM.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ARE.
>> AND THANKS FOR BEING ON.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT THESE
COMPANIES -- THESE FORTUNE 500
COMPANIES, MASSIVE COMPANY, THAT
HAVE A FLEET OF LOBBYISTS THAT
ARE PUSHING FOR BAILOUT MONEY.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR
TO YOUR HEART.
BUT WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL
RESTAURANT OWNERS ACROSS
AMERICA, THE FAMILIES THAT, YOU
KNOW, PUT THEIR LIFE SAVINGS
INTO A RESTAURANT, MAYBE EVEN
SIXSS AGO.
SIXSS AGO. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WAS ABOUT TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT. HOW ARE THOSE INDEPENDENT
RESTAURANT OWNER, HOW ARE THOSE
FAMILY BUSINESSES GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS?
THROUGH THIS? >> YOU KNOW, JOE, WE’RE TOO
SMALL TO FAIL.
AND SO WE’RE NOT -- YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE HERE.
WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
CELEBRITY WHICH HE WAS LIKE ME,
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MOM AND POP
OPERATORS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WHO ARE JUST STRUGGLING TO TRY
TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WILL MAKE
IT WORK.
IT WORK. AND YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY EMPLOYS,
ABOUT 15 MILLION PEOPLE.
IF YOU LOOK AT TOTAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT $1 TRILLION,
IT IS ABOUT 4% OF THE GDP OF THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND SO AGAIN, IT IS NOT JUST THE
RESTAURANTS.
RESTAURANTS. IT IS ABOUT THE SUPPLIERS THAT
WE PAY, IT IS ABOUT WINE
PURCHASE AND BEER PURCHASE, THE
FLORISTS, IT IS ABOUT THE PERSON
WHO IS ACTUALLY DELIVERING
LINEN.
LINEN. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
TOTALITY OF IT, WE WERE JUST TOO
BIG TO FAIL.
WE’RE -- YOU KNOW, IN A POSITION
BECAUSE WE HAVE SMALL AND FWRAGR
MGTED, THAT WE DON’T HAVE THAT
VOICE.
VOICE. AND SO WHEN TRYING TO GET THE
PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE SIZE OF
THE PROBLEM THAT WE’RE LOOKING
AT.
AT. >> SO THERE IS A LONG TERM
QUESTION WHICH IS THE HEALTH OF
THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AFTER
THIS.
THIS. BUT IN THE SHORT TERM, LET’S
TALK ABOUT YOUR WORKERS AND WHAT
YOU NEED.
YOU NEED. LET’S TALK ABOUT THOSE
BARTENDERS AND WAIT ERTZ ANDERS
BACKS AND COOKS THAT MAKE UP
THOSE 15 MILLION PEOPLE.
WHAT DOES THE INDUSTRY NEED NOW
IN THE SHORT TERM?
>> MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE
THEY HAD JOBS WILL BE TAKEN CARE
OF BY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.
IN FAMILY FIRST ACT, IT IS 75%
OF YOUR STALLRY UP RISALARY UP T
MONTH.
MONTH. AND SENATOR SCHUMER IS ASKING
FOR 100% OF THAT.
AND ALSO GET RID OF THAT TWO
WEEK WAITING PERIOD.
PEOPLE NEED THE MONEY NOW.
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING, THEY
ARE MONTH TO MONTH.
THEY CAN’T WAIT TWO WEEK.
AND THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
CAN WE GET BACK OPEN BECAUSE THE
REVENUE THAT QUESTION TAKEWE TAK
WE’RE PAYING BILLS FROM 45 DAYS
AGO.
AGO. SO WE NEED A PACKAGE OF MONEY
AND IT SHOULD BE FEDERALLY
BACKED INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS
INSURANCE.
INSURANCE. SO WE NEED ABOUT $150 BILLION.
WE NEED TAX BREAKS.
WE NEED GUARANTEED LOANS THAT
YOU WANT TO SEE AM MORT SAIGTSOR
OVER TEN YEARS.
AND SO WE NEED TO PACKAGE IT.
WE NEED TAX BREAKS.
IT IS A TOTAL PACKAGE.
THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION PUT OUT A PRETTY
GOOD PROPOSAL.
GOOD PROPOSAL. AND WHEN WE OPEN UP, WE WON’T
BEING BUSY.
BEING BUSY. UNLESS WE HAVE FULL RESTAURANTS,
WE ARE NOT MAKING MONEY.
WE CAN’T STAY IN BUSINESS.
AND THEN LET’S THINK ABOUT THIS,
AFTER WE OPEN UP, WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT NOT JUST THE
ECONOMICS HERE, YOU TALK ABOUT
CULTURALLY, WHAT DO WE WANT TO
LOOK LIKE WHEN WE GET THE
ECONOMY BACK GOING AND
RESTAURANTS ARE WHERE PEOPLE
COME TOGETHER, SORT OF THE HEART
AND SOUL OF COMMUNITIES AND WE
HAVE TO GET THAT BACK OPEN.
AFTER THIS, WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY
DO WE WANT.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK
LIKE.
LIKE. >> AND ANOTHER THING THAT YOU
ARE WORRIED ABOUT, TOM, THE MORE
THAN 30 MILLION CHILDREN WHO
TAKE PART IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM.
LUNCH PROGRAM. WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN
DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE NOT
CLOSING BECAUSE THE KIDS NEED
THIS FOOD?
THIS FOOD? AS IT ESCALATE, HOW DO WE FEED
THESE KIDS?
THESE KIDS? >> A LOT OF SCHOOLS, THESE
CAFETERIA WORKERS -- AND I’M THE
SON OF A WOMAN WHO RACHB AN A SC
LUNCH PROGRAM.
LUNCH PROGRAM. THEY ARE THE FIRST RESPONDER AND
THEY NEED TO BE TREATING THEM
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. THEY ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN
HARM’S WAY 2K0DO GOD’S WORK.
22 MILLION KIDS RELY ON SCHOOLS
FOR THEIR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.
AND SO AGAIN, THE FAMILY FIRST
PROGRAM, THE SNACK PROGRAM,
ACTUALLY HAS EXPANDED.
WE GOT RID OF ALL THE
RESTRICTIONS TO RECEIVE S.N.A.P.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SECOND
STIMULUS PACKAGE COMING THROUGH,
THERE WILL BE A 15% INCREASE TO
S.N.A.P. BENEFITS.
S.N.A.P. BENEFITS. AND THE OTHER THING UNDER THE
FAMILY FIRST ACT, THE SUMMER
FEEDING PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WHEN
SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN IN THE SUMMER,
ADDITIONAL MONEY IS PUT ON TO
THE S.N.A.P. BENEFITS CARDS.
AND SO THE SUMMER FEEDING
PROGRAMS WILL GO INTO EFFECT
TOO.
TOO. SO THOSE ARE ALL REALLY GOOD
3R578S
3R578S PROGRAMS AND THEY REALLY NEED
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. SO THERE HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE SLOW, BUT A
GOOD RESPONSE AND THOSE
CAFETERIA WORKERS ARE FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. >> YEAH, THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS
WHERE PEOPLE ARE -- THE GROCERY
STORES -- WHERE IT HAS GONE FROM
LOW LEVEL WORKERS WHO ARE
GETTING BY ON MINIMUM WAGE TO
FIRST RESPONDERS.
FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE ON THE
FRONTLINES WHO STAND TO SPREAD
THE VIRUS, BUT ALSO HELP PEOPLE
BY GIVING THEM THE SUPPLIES THEY
NEED.
NEED. >> I THINK THAT IS RIGHT.
AND THE PROBLEM TOO AS YOU ALL
WERE TALKING WITH WORKER, THEY
ARE THE ONES EVERY DAY WORKERS
ARE THE ONES WHO ARE BEING LAID
OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS.
SO IT HAS BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT
TO SEE.
TO SEE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR TOM AND
IT GOES INTO WHAT YOU WERE JUST
ASKING HIM ABOUT SCHOOLS AND
LUNCHES.
LUNCHES. AND HERE IS THE THING.
AS WE’RE FRIYING WE’RE TRY DOING
DISTANCING, HOW DO WE MAKE SHUSH
THE KIDS WITH THE FOOD
IN-SECURITIES ISSUE, HOW DO WE
INSURE THAT THEY GET THIS FOOD?
>> AGAIN, THE SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAMS ARE PLOWPLOWING FOOD.
AND YOU ACTUALLY COME AND PICK
IT UP.
IT UP. IN ELIZABETHLIZ NEW JERSEY, I SP
THE MAYOR AND THEY HAVE THEIR
CAFETERIA WORKERS THERE.
CUSS TOWED XWRAL WORKEREDWEDIAL
DELIVERING THE FOOD.
AND SO WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE CAN GET IT DONE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, TALKING
TO THE RESTAURANT CHEFS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, THEY WANT TO
PROTECT THEIR WORKER, THEY ARE
OKAY THAT WE GOT -- THEY ARE NOT
HAPPY THAT WE GOT SHUT DOWN, BUT
THEY UNDERSTAND WHY.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE VIRUS FIRST
AND THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD AFTER
THAT.
THAT. SO THEY GET THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
TOM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
ON WITH US.