Pat Fallon: “The COVID relief bill, which Democrats want to pass and spend $1.9 trillion, is not about COVID or relief. Sadly, it is…”

“The COVID relief bill, which Democrats want to pass and spend $1.9 trillion, is not about COVID or relief. Sadly, it is just another massive waste of taxpayer dollars. Here is the proof: 91 percent of this money doesn't even go to fighting COVID, and the bill isn't bipartisan. There were 229 amendments by Republicans, 99 percent of which were rejected. This so-called American Rescue Plan includes $750 million for global health activities outside our country. It also includes $135 million for the National Endowment for the Arts, $135 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities, $50 million for an increase in Planned Parenthood, $60 billion for union pension bailout, and a $350 billion bailout for mismanaged Democratic-controlled States that have run out of money and people to tax. This $1.9 trillion proposal, which incidentally is $1,900,000 millions, is a colossal waste of money. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``no.'' ____________________”