Democrats are preparing a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that is filled with wish-list items that are not related to COVID-19 and are not helpful for getting Americans back to work and reopening the economy. Pictured: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference to discuss the COVID-19 relief bill on Feb. 11. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images)
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Scott Zipperle is a program associate for congressional relations at The Heritage Foundation.
For Congress, it is customary to misuse must-pass legislation as the vehicle for policies that would otherwise fail on their own. But to hide behind the veil of pandemic relief for a third round of aid while $1.1 trillion remains unspent from previous aid packages is insulting.