Central Texas congressman Roy singlehandedly blocks disaster relief
A bipartisan group of lawmakers including
The stunning turn of events came as most members of
But Roy objected -- and one dissent was all it took to derail the unanimous consent vote.
"Today I stood to object to the unanimous consent of a
"I objected primarily because had I not,
Roy complained that House Speaker
.@SpeakerPelosi tried to spend
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Roy is a former chief of staff to
The bill has
The
In the
Anticipating House approval, Cornyn on Friday morning released a statement that said, "Hurricane season is a week away, and Texans still have not received the resources
Cornyn's office did not immediately have a response to Roy's action.
In the House, both
"Hurricane season starts in two weeks," said the lawmakers in a joint statement with members from other states affected by disasters. "Our communities continue to wait for the funds needed to recover and rebuild from past storms, funds that should have gone toward rebuilding and preparing for the next storms in
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