Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) couldn’t help taking a swipe at
President Donald Trump on Monday even as she described the dire
conditions of her Houston constituents while now-Tropical Storm Harvey
continues to pummel the region.
Speaking with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Lee said she believes Republican and
Democratic leaders in Congress will support emergency aid, but she
linked the storm to Trump’s unrelated threat to shut down the government
if Congress does not fund his proposed border wall — a threat made
before the hurricane was set to strike Texas.
“I think the real question is that the president of the United States
has to be part of that leadership, with a commitment not to shut this
government down,” she said. “I expect a bipartisan vote on restoring
this swath of devastation that is not finishing today. It’s continuing.”
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