Senator Kamala Harris, D-Calif, called out Senate Republicans for refusing to sign an emergency relief package bill created by House Democrats on Thursday, designed to combat an economic downfall from the coronavirus pandemic.

Harris, whose home state of California is being hit by the coronavirus, was shocked to find out that Republicans rejected a relief package worth over $3 billion created by House Democrats.

Outraged by the decision, Harris called on her fellow congressional members to fight for coronavirus-affected families by opposing the GOP's initiative.

Republicans are holding up the process, claiming the Democrat bill would lead to a financial disaster, The Washington Post reported.

An estimated amount of $2 billion was allocated to helping prop up state unemployment insurance programs, and more than $1 billion was allocated to the following programs: guaranteed free coronavirus testing, nutritional aid, a new coronavirus-based paid leave benefit for employees and an increase in federal Medicaid spending.

"An ideological wish list that was not tailored closely to the circumstances," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,  said of the bill. 

"Instead of focusing on immediate relief to affected individuals, families and businesses, the House Democrats chose to wander into various areas of policy that are barely related if at all to the issue before us."

Other members of the GOP have also shared the same sentiment, publicly calling the bill wasteful, stating the demands would create the opposite effect in terms of providing economic relief.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the bill "comes up short" and has "glaring problems," according to The Post. 

Believing the bill will do more harm than good, McCarthy said fellow House members "should not take a rush just because there is a bill," and "[the House] should make sure it works.

As early as March 1, Harris has been consistent in criticizing President Donald Trump for not being committed to solving the problems associated with the coronavirus, sending him a critical letter condemning his administration's response to the outbreak, NBC News reported. She initially pushed for her state to be reimbursed for all of the resources used to treat patients.

“I have been demanding and demanding of the administration that they address the needs that we are gonna have for preventative resources as well as early intervention, which includes, for example, the masks,” Harris said.

Despite Republican concerns, Democrats like Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are adamant that the bill would save lost wages.

“We cannot slow the coronavirus outbreak when workers are stuck with the terrible choice between staying home to avoid spreading illness and the paycheck their family can’t afford to lose,” Pelosi said on Wednesday.

Pelosi said the House's relief package stood for the country's effort to protect the average American from any economic consequences outside of their control.

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