A Florida congressman has been criticized by other lawmakers for complaining about Howard University receiving $13 million in funding in the $2 trillion federal relief bill—the historically black university operates a hospital designated as one of D.C.’s coronavirus treatment facilities.

Matt Gaetz, the Republican lawmaker who donned a gas mask on the House floor earlier this month, specifically took issue with the money allocated to Howard University through the emergency relief package, arguing on Twitter that the funding should be put towards American families struggling amid the coronavirus-induced economic crisis. The bill, which was approved by the U.S. Senate late Wednesday night, gives $13 million to the historically-black university to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.”

As others pointed out in response to Gaetz, Howard University operates a hospital serving as a treatment center for COVID-19 patients. It is also a federally chartered institution, as noted by North Carolina Representative Alma Adams. Gallaudet, another federally chartered university in the District, also received funding in the bill: a sum of $7 million.

California Senator Kamala Harris, herself a Howard alumna, said the money towards the university represented 0.04 percent of the total relief offered in the legislation. “Why do you take issue with money going to Howard, Congressman?” she asked him on Twitter.

Ben Jealous, the former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President had an answer. He told Gaetz to stop playing the “race card,” and said that denying funding to one of the area’s most crucial treatment facilities during a pandemic would be “malpractice.” He also pointed out that the Kennedy Center, which is not a medical facility, is set to receive $25 million in emergency federal dollars—a facet of the bill that has sparked debate between Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Gaetz defended his original criticism of the Howard funding, saying he wasn’t “singling” out anyone—he says he is also taking exception to “union giveaways, national endowment for the humanities, migrant and refugee funding, Chinese controlled businesses, and Republican Senator Burr.” On Wednesday, Gaetz called the $350 million designated to the Migration and Refugee Assistance a “poison pill” that puts “America last.”

Gaetz, a long-time ally of President Donald Trump, tested for coronavirus earlier this month after a possible exposure to a carrier at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. His test came back negative.