Thompson Statement on Passage of the Pelosi Payoff

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Glenn 'GT' Thompson voted against H.R. 1319, a $1.9 trillion package thinly veiled as COVID-19 relief. Following the vote, Mr. Thompson issued the following statement:

"The American Rescue Plan Act is not a COVID-19 relief bill, but rather a wish list of the progressive wing of the Democrat party. Only nine percent of the $1.9 trillion bill is related to the COVID-19 pandemic and just one percent of spending will go to vaccine distribution. I have supported all five previous bipartisan COVID relief bills to address this public health crisis, retain American jobs, and save our economy. This bill, more appropriately being called ‘the Pelosi Payoff,' runs completely counter to those efforts. In fact, the only thing bipartisan about the bill is opposition to it."