Sen. John Kennedy John Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) said Sunday that “a lot” of people are “very upset at the spending porn on pet projects that was slipped into” the third stimulus bill, which President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE signed into law late last week.

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“There's an enormous amount of spending porn on pet projects that was put into this bill by some powerful members of Congress,” Kennedy said. “They think the American people, I guess, are morons and won't notice, but they did.”

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He specifically condemned lawmakers who pushed for funding for "the Kennedy Center and the post office" in the coronavirus stimulus package.

“Nonetheless, those of us who are fiscal conservatives, we swallowed it,” he said. “We had to. We passed the bill. I think it's going to help the American people.”

“But a pox on the House and houses of all of those members of Congress who took advantage of this disaster, this tragedy, to take care of their pet projects,” he added.

Kennedy also said that he is confident the third stimulus bill will help by giving money to people, hospitals and businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Senate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes MORE (R-Ky.) criticized the Democrats for their demands in the third stimulus bill, saying it resulted in delays in negotiations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats, meanwhile, said they were displeased with its lack of funding for paid leave and worker-safety protections.

The U.S. has documented more than 125,300 cases, with 2,351 deaths, according to the most recent data from Johns Hopkins University.