A Massive Bipartisan Disaster Aid Bill Was Blocked By A Single House Republican

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Rep. Chip Roy of Texas argued the disaster aid bill is not “fiscally responsible.”

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People play basketball under a heavily damaged open air roof structure caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

That meant a normal vote was not possible, so the House attempted to pass the bill through unanimous consent. When the moment came, freshman Rep. Chip Roy of TexasRoy said he supported disaster aid but argued the package was not done in a “fiscally responsible” way. Roy also objected to the bill not containing $4.4 billion in border security funding that the Trump administration had requested.

In a statement, Pelosi blamed House Republicans for “last-minute sabotage of an overwhelmingly bipartisan disaster relief bill in an act of staggering political cynicism.”

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Keep voting for him...

It isn't the taxpayer's place to rebuild the entire country! Do you idiots not know that there are THOUSANDS of places in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and others that are truly heavily damaged and WILL NOT be paid for by the government! Stop making up bullshit for clicks

Hey BuzzKillers, That structure isn't heavily damaged! Just a few pieces of Galvalume are missing. It doesn't hurt a thing, It may not look pretty, but the structure isn't damaged, just the look of it is. don't stand near that spot when it rains. Twisting the facts= FakeNews

IKEAtkinson I don’t need to read it to know it was Mitch McConnell.

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