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Dr. Joyce: Biden "COVID Relief" Fails Workers, Students, and Vulnerable Pennsylvanians

Statement

Date: March 10, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Economy and Fiscal Government Budget and Spending

Congressman John Joyce, M.D. released the following statement after voting against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1319, President Biden's partisan "COVID relief" package.

"Despite its steep price tag for American taxpayers, the Democrats' $1.9 trillion "relief plan' falls exceedingly short of crushing the COVID-19 pandemic, getting Americans safely back to work and school, and getting vaccines into arms. A progressive wish list that prioritizes political stunts over support for hardworking Americans, this legislation would destroy jobs, incentivize endless lockdowns, and keep our small businesses closed. Only 9 percent of this funding would combat the COVID-19 pandemic and a mere 5 percent would support the full reopening of our schools -- the rest supports the Democrats' radical socialist agenda.

"The American people want to get back to work, their kids back to school, and their communities back on the right track. A year into this crisis, President Biden's "relief plan' fails the American people and stunts our nation's recovery."


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