Tom Cole

“Take a billion dollars ... I'd rather use it to either bolster defense or save Social Security. I think that's a better use of the money. But again, we have to see what we're looking at. Right now, we don't have a bill,”

Tom Cole · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-17

Tom Cole expressed skepticism about the $5,000 stimulus, saying he would prefer funds go to defense or Social Security.

“We just have an idea that we want to get money back to the American people. I like that.”

Tom Cole · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-17

Tom Cole added optimistically that he liked the idea of getting money back to the American people.