Rep. Kevin Hern | Facebook
Rep. Kevin Hern | Facebook
Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) called the Democrats’ COVID relief package one-sided and fails to address many of the problems that Americans are facing.
He said that every single COVID relief package last year was passed with bipartisan support but “that will not happen this time because the majority has chosen to abandon their calls for unity without even making an effort.”
“I'd love to be part of the solution, but no Republicans were consulted on this bill,” Hern said.
He also criticized that the bill fails to target assistance where it is most needed.
“Let’s not waste any more taxpayer dollars than we have to. We need to be very targeted in what we do. There is no excuse for exorbitant spending, period.”
He further said the relief bills should target those most hurt by the pandemic. "Billions of dollars (are) being wasted on Americans whose incomes were not impacted by COVID.”
“Millions of Americans who truly needed help were left out to dry. We cannot continue in the same practices that led to those failures.”
During the House Committee on Ways and Means meeting on Biden's COVID relief package, Hern said that “COVID-19 is not an opportunity to pass as many radical policies as possible.”
Hern fears that this "will leave Americans unaccounted for in this relief package."
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