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Oregon senator says Cruz amendment would derail bipartisan disaster-aid package
Summary
On the Senate floor, Senator Oregon said an amendment by Senator Cruz would 'derail a bipartisan proposal entirely' and accused a senator from Texas of holding the bill hostage; no response from Senator Cruz is recorded in the transcript.
Senator Oregon criticized an amendment by Senator Cruz, saying on the Senate floor that "Senator Cruz's amendment would derail a bipartisan proposal entirely." She framed the amendment as a threat to relief for Americans who lose homes during federally declared natural disasters.
During her remarks she referenced the origin of the tax problem in 2017 and accused the senator from Texas of opposing funding for past federally declared disasters. Senator Oregon added that the amendment "threatens the lifeline assistance in this bill for Americans that lose their home during a natural disaster."
Her remarks also contained an accusation that the senator from Texas was using floor maneuvers to redirect funds for other priorities and that political leaders were holding up disaster funding for Oregon wildfire victims. The transcript records no response from Senator Cruz; a senator identified as being from Texas began to speak later but the response is truncated in the available record.
