Out of 8.3billion, Oklahoma received https://www.lankford.senate.gov/issues I complained against their No votes on that bill! I regret that.  Now, I think maybe You were correct to vote No (Based on your letter dated Mar 27, 2020.) (Had President Trump requested your support for those monies then I would have wanted you to vote for it.) "In the first congressional response to the coronavirus outbreak, Congress approved $8.3 billion for testing distribution, vaccine development, and immediate support for state health authorities. The House negotiated a second bill with the Trump Administration that passed late Friday night/early Saturday morning of March 14. A 90-page correction was then passed by the House on Monday night, March 16. The Senate passed it by a vote of 90-8 two days later. I was one of the eight people who voted against the second bill. In the middle of the crisis, the House bill created a new mandate exclusively on small businesses that they had to pay sick leave and family leave for up to 12 weeks with the promise that the federal government would pay that money back in the future. But most small businesses that called my office told me they did not have the cash flow to pay the benefits upfront and that this bill would cause them to lay off their employees or move them to zero hours. Over the past week, that is exactly what happened all over the state. The second bill made a bad situation worse for small businesses. On top of all of those economic problems, Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to have a war over oil production, which has damaged our economy even more. " Action by the Administration & Congress to address COVID-19 - March 27 - The President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security act, a $2 trillion emergency relief pagackage providing assistance for workers package.  March 18 - The US Senate approved an $850 billion second coronavirus-related funding bill. read more on Senator Lankford's vote.  March 16 - Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency for the entire state of Oklahoma to ensure health officials, state agencies & small businesses have the tools available to respond to the Coronavirus.   March 14 - USDA granted a request from the Oklahoma Department of Education to continue meal service while Oklahoma schools are closed.  March 13 – President Trump declared a national state of emergency. CLICK HERE to read the emergency declaration. CLICK HERE to access a fact sheet on resources mobilized by President Trump. March 13 – President Trump sent a letter to Secretary Wolf, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Azar and Administrator Gaynor to direct them on the Emergency Determination under the Stafford Act. CLICK HERE to access the letter. March 5 – Congress passed the first phase of funding--$8.3 billion in total—focused for prevention and treatment efforts.  Oklahoma later received $6,925,000 directly.(This amt doesn't seem quite sufficient compared to the $8.3 billion!)