AH&LA Issues Statement On Stalled Negotiations On New COVID Relief

WASHINGTON–The following is a statement from Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, on the stalled negotiations surrounding additional COVID relief legislation.

“This is unacceptable and unconceivable with millions of Americans out of work and thousands of small businesses barely hanging on. It’s time for our leaders in Washington to put politics aside and chart a bipartisan path forward to help businesses and employees in the hardest-hit industries. Millions of jobs and the livelihoods of people who have built their small business for decades are just withering away because our leaders in Washington are prioritizing politics over people. America’s hotel industry is on the brink of collapse. We can’t afford to let thousands of small businesses die and all of the jobs associated with them be lost for many years.”