Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) touted the strength of the U.S. economy on Sunday and said that a new stimulus package would be “inappropriate,” given that Congress passed a bipartisan aid package in December.

Speaking with host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the retiring GOP senator explained that he believed even the $600 billion counter-offer presented by Republicans to the White House a week ago was too expensive.

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“The economy has come roaring back. Disposable income is at record high levels,” Toomey said. “It’s not an economy in collapse, like it was in March.”

Asked about the 10 Senate Republicans who met with President Biden at the White House to discuss their own plan to pass more COVID-19 relief, including an extension to unemployment insurance, Toomey said he “disagree[s] with them” over whether Congress should act to pass more funding.

Read more at The Hill.