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On Wednesday, the same day Vice President Kamala Harris visited Books on the Square, Providence, R.I., while in the state for visits with local business leaders, her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, was in Allentown, Pa., where he, Rep. Susan Wild and a Small Business Administration official had a round-table discussion with several local businesspeople, including Andy Laties and Rebecca Migdal, owners of Book & Puppet Co., in Easton.
Laties thanked Emhoff and the others for the Biden Administration's recent SBA programs, and noted "that while dozens of bookstores have closed this past year, dozens more have opened or are preparing to open, and the indie bookstore revival is continuing."
Migdal was quoted in the Morning Call as saying how much more helpful the federal government has been during the pandemic than after the September 11 attacks, when her business dried up. "This is a little different now," he said. "This is real assistance. There's a confidence that's inspiring, a combination of reason and action that is making people feel like things are turning around."