Rep. Demings Slams GOP Disaster Relief Obstruction
May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019
ORLANDO, Florida, May 24 -- Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
Today, a single Member of Congress blocked a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster relief package which had passed the Senate 85 to 8 and had the support of the president. The Republican who stopped the disaster relief funding in the House cited the president's anti-immigrant agenda as justification.
Said Rep. Demings, "In Florida, we put partisanship aside and work togethe . . .
Today, a single Member of Congress blocked a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster relief package which had passed the Senate 85 to 8 and had the support of the president. The Republican who stopped the disaster relief funding in the House cited the president's anti-immigrant agenda as justification.
Said Rep. Demings, "In Florida, we put partisanship aside and work togethe . . .