Comment on Rep. Ashely Hinson likes parts of new stimulus bill

Like her Republican counterparts, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson didn’t vote for the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill that was signed into law Thursday, but she said Friday she likes parts of it.“The public health measure part — that’s absolutely what we need right now,” the 1st District representative said on her weekly call with reporters.Hinson said she also appreciated the $300-per-week increase in unemployment payments and other direct cash infusions to individuals and businesses that continue to be affected by the pandemic’s impact on the economy.“Those are areas I would have supported if it would have truly been a targeted bill,” Hinson said.But Hinson voted no twice on the bill, once when it first came before the U.S.