Vast Majority of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Doesn’t Target Pandemic: Rep. Kelly

Vast Majority of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Doesn’t Target Pandemic: Rep. Kelly
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) attends a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2021. Caroline Brehman/AFP via Getty Images
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The vast majority of the COVID-19 relief bill isn’t targeted for actual pandemic relief and is intended to back Democratic-controlled states, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) told The Epoch Times at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28.

The congressman said the $1.9 trillion measure is actually an addition to the $1 trillion already allotted for COVID-19 relief.