Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has objected to a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill that was expected to pass unanimously Friday. The bill is likely to next be considered when lawmakers return June 3.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, left, listens during the House Oversight and Reform Committee markup of a resolution authorizing issuance of subpoenas related to security clearances and the 2020 Census on Tuesday, April 2m 2019.Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has objected to a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill that was expected to sail through Friday.
"I'm here today, primarily because if I do not object, Congress will have passed into law a bill that spends $19 billion dollars of taxpayer money without members of Congress being present here in our nation's capital to vote on it," Roy said on the House floor.
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