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Business Insider: With No COVID-19 Relief in Sight, the Private Bus Industry Could Collapse
The private bus sector's demise would leave large swaths of the country without any realistic transport options.
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WaPo: U.S. Economy Faces Severe Strains after Election with Washington Potentially Paralyzed
As many as 30 percent of bus operators face bankruptcy by Jan. 1, Pantuso said.
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Marketplace: The Pandemic has Left the Private Bus Sector in Crisis
According to the American Bus Association, the trade group for the private motorcoach industry, over 100,000 workers have been furloughed in this sector, and the industry could disappear without a relief bill.
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CNN: 80,000 Furloughed as Bus Industry Grinds to a Halt
"Every small business I think across America is hurting at some level," Pantuso said. "But there are very few other industries that are almost completely shut down with no hope of coming back for at least six months, next year
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Busworld North America 2021 Moves Dates with ABA's Marketplace
ABA and Busworld announced that the inaugural Busworld North America 2021 in Baltimore will move from January to June 19-21.
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Politicians Need Buses, But Congress Has Left Us Stalled
"We turned to Congress for help, our appeals have been ignored, yet here we are in election season these same politicians turn to our buses to help them keep their jobs – when will they help us keep ours?"
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ABA Joins COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition, Calls on Congress to Pass Relief before Leaving for Elections
The COVID Relief NOW Coalition calls for “No Recess Without Relief” imploring Congress to find bipartisan solution to move COVID stimulus package
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Politico: Thousands of Aviation Layoffs Loom amid a Dysfunctional Congress
"With other modes of transportation, like the airlines, asking for more money in addition to what they received in the CARES Act, we are asking for Congress and the Administration to help us first before giving even more to those
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Motorcoach Industry Stunned that House Bill Once Again Ignores the Industry
It is absolutely stunning that the motorcoach industry was again ignored by leaving this industry out of the second Heroes Act attempt when more than 200 representatives have co-sponsored the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act.
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CERTS Act Hits 200 Co-Sponsors in House
"Our industry has lost most of our nearly 100,000 jobs since March. Bus drivers, administrative personnel, mechanics, tour directors, accountants and all the other highly skilled workers that help this industry provide safe and reliant transportation want to come back
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