WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) released the following statement after House passage of the Senate-amended Democrat-only COVID bill:

"The American people have been shamefully misled about additional COVID relief. Unlike the previous five bipartisan COVID bills, this Democrat-only package is not targeted or temporary relief to help families and businesses who were struggling during the darkest days of the pandemic. Instead, it offers stimulus checks to prisoners and illegal immigrants while making just 5 percent of the $130 billion for K-12 schools available this year.

Worse, less than 9 percent of the $1.9 trillion bill even goes to combatting the virus while $12 billion goes overseas and more than $500 billion goes to bailout states and cities that imposed arbitrary and scientifically questionable lockdowns.

With the end of this difficult time now in sight, we should be focused on reopening our communities and getting our children back in school as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this bill does nothing to make either happen any faster."