[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ANOTHER MASSIVE WASTE OF MONEY

  (Mr. FALLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, 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.''

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