Washington (CNN) Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said the District of Columbia was treated like a "territory" instead of a state after it was allocated $725 million less than the states in the latest coronavirus response bill.

Her comment comes less than 24 hours after the Senate unanimously voted to approve a historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package . According to Bowser, while the 50 states were given at least $1.25 billion each, the district was given $500 million. She said the very idea of being treated like a territory is "shocking" and "infuriating."

"It's wrong. It's outrageous," she said during a press conference. "We're not a territory. We pay more taxes -- unlike the territories -- than 22 states. We have a larger population than several states and we are treated as a state by thousands of federal laws and programs."

She continued, "it's unconscionable to give DC the least amount of funding of any state, especially given the unique challenges we take on as the seat of the federal government."

On Wednesday, Bowser and D.C. City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson co-signed a letter that was sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer expressing concern over the bill's proposed allocation amount, prior to the Senate's vote.

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