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May 29, 2019

House Republicans Block Disaster Relief Bill
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Back in the United States, a $19 billion disaster relief bill continues
to stall in the House as Republican Congressmember Thomas Massie
objected to its passage Tuesday by demanding an official roll call vote,
following a similar move last week by fellow Republican lawmaker Chip
Roy. The bill passed handily in the Senate last week, but the objecting
congressmembers cited the lack of border wall funding, among other
reasons, for their opposition. The bill would send relief funds to
Western states hit by wildfires, Midwestern states dealing with
flooding, and hurricane-ravaged areas in the Southeast and Puerto Rico,
as well as to farmers affected by natural disasters. House Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer said Democrats will attempt to pass the bill on a
voice vote Thursday or, failing that, would pass the bill after
lawmakers return from their recess next week.


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