Oregon Music Venues are Banding Together to Lobby for Financial Aid to Survive the Coronavirus

Only a few months ago, Laurelthirst Public House was packed almost every night, hosting free concerts by local musicians seven days a week to some of the most devoted patrons in Portland.

Despite their lobbying efforts, neither the IVC nor the National Independent Venue Association succeeded in getting their proposed updates addeded to the most recent round of funding through the Payroll Protection Program which President Trump signed last week. But Brunberg says he feels encouraged by Sen. Ron Wyden and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici's ongoing efforts to expand relief funding.