Meeting with a small group of Orange Avenue business owners, Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a portion of the One Orlando fund be given to the small shops affected by the Pulse shooting.
- Rubio had private meetings with Orange Avenue business owners
- Shops lost money during weeks after Pulse attack due to road closures
Rubio met with the small group, which was impacted by road closures and detours along the roadway while it was shut down during the investigation.
He thinks part of the more than $17 million in the city's fund set up to help victims, survivors and their families should also go to businesses near Pulse, because he says they are secondary victims.
“My hope is that once we ensure that all of the direct victims are fully compensated that there are funds available, there would be a method by which businesses who faced closure and economic losses may also be a part of it,” Rubio said.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and several other high profile conservatives made it known they would not be in attendance at the Republican Convention this year. Rubio, who stopped by Orlando on Tuesday, will be a part of the festivities though.
Meanwhile, some small shop owners don’t feel comfortable taking on any new debt to make ends meet, either. Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing the One Orlando fund, thinks that's a sensible idea if enough funds are available.
The junior senator will be delivering a video address to the delegates at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night.