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A masked traveler stands in line with his luggage before getting to the ticket counter at the Salt Lake City International Airport Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Romney pitches $1,000 checks as Utah restaurants, bars close
March 16, 2020 6:47 p.m.

Romney pitches $1,000 checks as Utah restaurants, bars close

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney wants the federal government to send $1,000 checks to every American to help the country cope with the coronavirus outbreak causing widespread closures at restaurants, bars and other businesses around the country, including the capital of his adopted home state of Utah.