Tonight we voted on the American Rescue Plan. Briefly put, this was an institutional abomination. Not only is this bill dead on arrival in the Senate bc the Senate parliamentarian judged it out of order via the Byrd Rule (which governs the Budget Reconciliation process)... (1/6)

but it’s also inadequate in cash relief. So we did a 2am vote on a bill the Senate can’t accept. And instead of bipartisan COVID relief, this was a Dem grab bag of gifts to special interests. Want a Silicon Valley subway? A new bridge in upstate New York? This bill has it! (2/6)

But that’s not even the worst part. The direct cash relief under the American Rescue Plan is a paltry $1400 check. I took Sen. Collins’ bipartisan COVID relief plan and boosted cash relief by $1K to $2400 *and still* shaved $1 Trillion from the end result! (3/6)

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