Cole Statement on House Passage of H.R. 6800

Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted against H.R. 6800, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this evening.

"Crafted behind closed doors and without any Republican input whatsoever, the so-called HEROES Act is mostly a liberal wish list but deceptively packaged by Speaker Pelosi as coronavirus relief and with a price tag of more than $3 trillion. After working across party lines in both chambers to deliver four substantial relief packages to the American people over the last several weeks, I am disappointed that House Democrats chose to abandon that same spirit of bipartisan cooperation and instead waste time considering legislation that will never see the light of the day in the Senate or make it to the president's desk.

"Now is not the time for making political points. More than ever, Americans need to see their elected representatives working together to solve the urgent problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am hopeful that is still possible in the days ahead. Americans deserve better from their government."

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