WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) voted against Congressional Democrats’ $1.9 trillion partisan agenda disguised as a coronavirus “rescue package.”

“As I’ve said before, the ‘American Rescue Plan’ is nothing of the sort. It remains a partisan power grab and the American people are footing the bill. Mismanaged states are being rewarded for unnecessarily destroying small businesses with a $350 billion bailout while actual Covid relief receives less than 9 percent of the funding,” said Congressman Luetkemeyer.

“For parents who are worried about their children falling behind, the education funding in the bill does next to nothing to help kids get back in school. Only 5 percent of the ‘emergency’ education funding will be spent this year. And after refusing to work with Republicans and attacking the bipartisan bills passed last year as insufficient, this bill cuts eligibility for stimulus checks meaning less Americans will receive checks under President Biden than under President Trump. While some celebrate it as the ‘most progressive’ bill in history, the numbers show this bill has very little to do with Covid relief and even less to do with everyday Missourians.”