Pennsylvania’s lawmakers said Monday’s COVID-19 relief package is a good step toward helping the American people, but none of them were unilaterally thrilled with the legislation.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said it contained too much wasteful spending, while U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Gov. Tom Wolf said it didn’t go far enough.

In a statement released late Monday, Toomey said he voted in favor of the bill.

“For the fourth time this year, Congress has passed major spending legislation to help the American people cope with the economic and public health fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is much in this bill that I disagree with, including wasteful government spending and misguided policies that will dampen the recovery, the good it does outweighs the bad,” the senator said.

He outlined some of the positives he saw in the measure.

“I am glad that Congress is extending unemployment eligibility for the self-employed and gig workers; reauthorizing the Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses hurt by government shutdowns; picking up virtually the entire cost of the distribution and administering of the COVID-19 vaccine to the American people; and providing substantial assistance for education so children can safely return to school,” Toomey said.

“In this legislation, Senate Republicans also secured an unqualified victory for taxpayers with the wind down of the successful emergency lending facilities established in the CARES Act – just as Congress intended and the law requires,” he continued. “Without these protections, the risk for mischief with the Fed’s extraordinary powers was far too real.

“Concerns about possible political interference are greatly diminished since the law now redirects more than $429 billion of unused funds to offset about half of the cost of this bill and ensures these facilities cannot be restarted or replicated in the future without congressional approval,” Toomey said.

Casey called the legislation long overdue, and criticized that not enough was done to help the nation.

“While agreement on this latest COVID-19 relief bill is welcome and long overdue, the legislation is nowhere near what must be done to address the full scope of our Nation’s public health and economic crisis. Due to the intransigence of Senate Republicans, this relief bill does not include critically-needed money to state and local governments to prevent service cuts and layoffs of firefighters, law enforcement and local health departments,” Casey said.

“It also lacks meaningful policies and investments to protect nursing home residents and workers and to allow seniors and people with disabilities to receive needed care at home,” he continued. “I will continue to fight for these measures.”

He said in the coming year, with a new president and a new Congress, “we must begin work on bold, robust legislation that will allow America to build back better and provide families a full measure of support.”

Congressman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., pointed out parts of the legislation of which he was in favor, including his bill the LOCAL Act, which will extend the deadline to spend coronavirus relief funds by one year.

He said the legislation also includes $30 billion for vaccine development and deployment, $285 billion for the paycheck protection program and $7 billion for broadband development.

The legislation will “provide hardworking American families and small businesses with relief going into 2021,” said Thompson. “Operation Warp Speed has delivered a modern medical marvel by developing a vaccine in under a year, and this bill will help ensure vaccines are widely available to those who need it most. It’s a shame this legislation was held up by partisan politics for so long, but I’m confident (this) relief package will help save lives, save jobs, and save our economy.”

For his part, Wolf said in a prepared statement Tuesday that the measure is long overdue.

“The emergency relief funds authorized under the CARES Act were crucial to helping our nation survive the spring surge of COVID-19, but those funds expired while desperate need remained. Americans continue to struggle due to the economic consequences of this global pandemic,” the governor said.

“Now, as our commonwealth and our nation face an unprecedented surge of COVID-19, this new aid package is a necessary step toward meeting the needs of our people and helping Pennsylvania families and businesses survive the upheaval caused by this dangerous virus.”

Wolf outlined parts of the bill.

“This aid package provides direct payments to individuals, protects unemployment benefits, funds a new round of paycheck protection program loans, supports education, establishes rental assistance and secures funding for contact tracing, testing and vaccine distribution,” he said.

The governor said the bill is a vital step, but it cannot be the final step.

“More funding is needed for restaurants and bars, as well as the service industry more broadly. More funding is needed for direct payments to individuals and families,” he continued. “More funding is needed for state and local governments and the critical services they provide.”