Republicans are not happy with the marijuana provisions included in the $3 trillion coronavirus bill introduced by House Democrats this week, calling out lawmakers for using the word cannabis more than job in the economic relief package.

"The bold new policy from Washington Democrats that will kick coronavirus to the curb and save American families from this crisis—here it is, here it is: new annual studies on diversity and inclusion within the cannabis industry," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday during a floor speech.

"The word cannabis appears in the bill 68 times. More times than the word job and four times as many as the word hire," McConnell added, arguing that the bill is a "totally unserious effort" that’s unlikely to become law.

The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, which will come to a vote in the House on Friday, includes a provision that would protect banks that service marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators. The measure includes language requiring research on minority-owned and women-owned marijuana companies.

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