“We want anything that the government does at this point to be timely and targeted, and really helping of folks in need. Too much in this legislation doesn’t reach this goal.” That’s the message Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips delivered on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Wednesday morning. He went on the program to discuss Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which is packed with unnecessary spending for longstanding partisan priorities and would do nothing to end the pandemic or help the U.S. economy recover stronger.   “At this point, though, the government has appropriated $3.7 trillion to the pandemic. That’s more than anything ever in American history,” Phillips said. “And the kicker is this: $1 trillion of that money has still not been spent.   Phillips urged lawmakers to use the money that’s already been appropriated and put it toward increasing vaccinations, and getting relief to those who need it most, as Americans for Prosperity has emphasized in its Save Lives. Save Livelihoods campaign.   “Let’s get that money out the door and into individual hands rather than throwing another $1.9 trillion at it.”   Describing the bill as a “partisan, ideological wish list,” Phillips described ways in which the proposal focuses on the wrong priorities.  “So much of the money is not related to the pandemic at all. $350 billion of it goes … Continue reading Tim Phillips: Why Congress’ $1.9 trillion plan won’t bring the targeted relief Americans deserve