Jan 12, 2021
U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, told local leaders Monday he’s happy the latest COVID-19 relief bill will provide help to the many small businesses and families hurt by the pandemic.
However, he made it clear he could not support the legislation because it included provisions that in the long run can hurt the economy.
“I ultimately voted against it because it spends well beyond our means,” he said. “We needed to do things to get through COVID-19. Our national debt is over $27 trillion. We needed to concentrate on COVID and not all these other things.”
Among his main concerns with the $2.3 trillion funding relief package, he said, include payouts for unemployment, which he feels discourage the jobless to go back to work.