Now is not the time to spend more taxpayer dollars on a poorly targeted spending spree

Now is perhaps the most inappropriate time to spend more taxpayer dollars on a poorly targeted spending spree while Americans struggle with the effects of price increases and supply chain issues...https://t.co/lKicG6ZzHv

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 18, 2022

Fox Business reports, “On Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., scheduled a procedural vote this week on a $48 billion bill that would aid businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

In a letter reviewed by FOX Business to one of President Biden's senior advisers, Gene Sperling, Paul explained his reasoning behind his opposition to the proposed bill, saying it is an ‘inappropriate moment to spend taxpayer dollars on restaurants and entertainment.’

Paul takes issue with the proposal, which contains ‘taxpayer-funded grants to restaurants, minor league sports teams, gyms, yachts and limousines businesses and more,’ because it is being introduced when COVID-19 is ‘no longer straining our economy,’ he writes."

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