A single Republican delayed $19.1 billion in disaster aid to communities throughout the country on Friday
Rep. Chip Roy became the man who delayed $19.1 billion in disaster aid to communities throughout the country on Friday.multibillion-dollar disaster assistance measure, by unanimous consent, but the Texas Republican objected on the floor.Since House and Senate lawmakers have already left town for their Memorial Day recess, the objection likely causes a 10-day holdup in delivering aid that has already been delayed for five months amid cross-party sparring.
Communities still severely damaged by wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, lava flow and even typhoons have waited for this assistance as the president battled with Democrats about money to help Puerto Rico continue to rebuild following the Category 5 hurricanes that hit the U.S. territory in 2017. “This is a $19 billion bill that is not paid for when we’re racking up $100 million of debt per hour,” said Roy, a first-term congressman who was elected with the help of high-dollar campaign contributions from fiscally conservative groups like the House Freedom Caucus’ political arm. Roy is described by the conservative Club for Growth as “cut from the same cloth” as politicians like Sen. Ted Cruz .
Once a safe Republican seat, Roy’s district has become more competitive in the Trump era. The president won 52 percent of the vote there in 2016, down from Mitt Romney’s 60 percent in 2012. Roy won the district, which sits outside Austin, by less than 3 percentage points in the midterm election.
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