Sen. Scott Issues Statement on Why he Voted Against the Covid Relief Bill

Senator Tim Scott has issued an official statement on why he voted against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package. On Twitter, the senator wrote “In a made-for-television, twenty-four-hour spectacle that left Capitol Hill paralyzed, Democrats, rammed through a deeply partisan package that left more questions than answers.” Among the numerous other reasons why he voted no, he said it was because “Ninety percent of this pork-filled bill is unrelated to the pandemic.” He also believed the bill discouraged people from re-entering the workforce.