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CityLab: Covid Relief Could Leave Bus Companies Behind
One transportation sector is almost entirely left off the American Rescue Plan Act’s life raft: the motorcoach business.
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ABA Thanks Rep. LaMalfa for Championing Motorcoaches During House Transportation and Infrastructure
"It is unfathomable how our industry continually gets shut out of relief talks when the motorcoach industry meets the goals of the Administration in providing fair, equitable and environmentally friendly transportation for all."
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ABA Thanks Rep. Rose for Championing Motorcoaches in Financial Services Committee Hearing Today
"The motorcoach industry has been shut out continuing COVID relief discussions to the detriment of an already decimated industry."
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Member Alert: We Need You to Contact Congress Right Now
House T&I and House Financial Services Committees are marking up legislation today that will include funding for other transportation modes, but excludes funding for the bus and motorcoach industry.
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ABA Disappointed that Congress Ignored Motorcoach Industry Once Again in Latest Relief Draft
This draft goes against what President Biden has said about ensuring all American have access to affordable transportation. The motorcoach industry, and our passengers, span all socio-economic and demographic groups that define America.
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Motorcoaches Play Key Role in Protecting Washington, D.C. for Inauguration
"Once again these small family businesses have heard the call and answered it," said Peter Pantuso, president & CEO of the American Bus Association.
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CBS17: Bus Industry Crippled by Pandemic; Hopes to Bounce Back by Mid-2021
“Our industry from the motor coach perspective we are only operating across the country at somewhere between 10 and 15 percent,” said Peter Pantuso, President and CEO of the American Bus Association.
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Green Car Congress: US Motorcoach Industry Closures Surge in 2020
Nearly 72% of these losses of authority occurred between April and August 2020, during the height of the pandemic.
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Yahoo: Bus Companies Are Struggling Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Due to Low Demand
Even with multiple COVID-19 vaccines getting approval, there's still no clear end in sight for the pandemic. Companies aren't clear on when they can expect demand to return to normal, or if it even will. Pantuso has noted that around
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FoxBusiness: Private Bus Industry Slams Congress over Coronavirus Relief Bill
"It is truly disappointing and shocking that once again Congressional leaders have failed to provide adequate funding for the motorcoach industry," Pantuso said. "The private motorcoach industry has been the only form of passenger transportation ignored by Congress over the
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