One of New Jersey’s top elected officials isn’t happy about the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill Congress is poised to pass to help the country deal with the coronavirus pandemic, putting him at odds with fellow leading Democrats from the Garden State.

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday the bailout doesn’t provide enough money for New Jersey and is “basically giving out averages to the states.”

“I think we got a bad deal," Sweeney said in a phone interview. "I think states like New Jersey and New York are getting short-changed. I’m very disappointed about it.”

Sweeney said he is in “complete agreement” with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said Wednesday the legislation “would be really terrible” and a “a drop in the bucket" compared to what his state needs.

Gov. Phil Murphy, however, called the stimulus package “a big step in the right direction" toward helping residents and businesses stay afloat.

“Is it everything we want? It is not,” the Democratic governor said during his daily coronavirus press briefing. "But let’s not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.”

And Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said the legislation “gives New Jersey and the nation a fighting chance at defeating COVID-19 and restoring the promise of our economy.”

“I am relieved that bipartisanship prevailed at a time when the stakes have never been higher, and the lives of so many Americans are on the line,” Menendez said.

The U.S. Senate passed the bill Wednesday evening, and the U.S. House scheduled a vote for Friday. President Donald Trump said he would sign it into law.

The package is designed to help American businesses that have closed and workers who have been told to stay home in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, which causes the illness COVID-19.

In New Jersey, Murphy has ordered schools and non-essential retail businesses closed until further notice and mandated that people stay at home except for necessary travel.

New Jersey has at least 4,402 known cases of the virus including at least 62 known deaths. That’s more than any state but New York.

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