Kevin McCarthy Criticizes Biden Stimulus for Sending 'Biggest Chunk' of Funds to His Home State Cali

Source: Newsweek

California

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, criticized President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus proposal for sending the "biggest chunk" of funds to his home state.

As Democrats continue to push forward with Biden's American Rescue Plan, most Republican lawmakers continue to criticize the package and its high price tag. However, recent polls have shown that there is bipartisan support among voters for the additional COVID-19 relief.

During a Wednesday morning interview with CNBC's Squawk Box, McCarthy expressed his opposition to the package—raising concerns that his state would receive too much money.

"I think the three things we need to do: back to work, back to school, back to health," McCarthy said. "So I would spend more money on COVID. I wouldn't reward states—what they're doing is they're reversing the order of how they provide resources to the states. Those that actually shutdown get more money," he said.

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