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Twitter, I see you're getting to know Chip Roy, the House Republican who just blocked the disaster aid package on the House floor. Here's a little introduction from someone (me) who ran as a Democrat in that seat last year. washingtonpost.com/business/econo… #tx21 1/7
Chip was the ghostwriter for Rick Perry's " Fed Up!" in which they said "Social Security is something we have been forced to accept for more than 70 years now...at the expense of respect for the Constitution" and that "By any measure, Social Security is a failure." #tx21 2/7
Last cycle, when asked at a conservative confab whether veterans benefits qualified as a "core government function," Chip refused to say yes, and instead offered the same anti-government rhethoric that he uses when talking about repealing the ACA. 3/7
Chip supports the "penny plan," which not even GOP homonculi like Lindsey Graham will support because it will require massive cuts to #socialsecurity and #medicare. #tx21 tpr.org/post/roy-kopse… 4/7
Chip was featured in a @dallasnews exposé that showed he was the recipient of a sweetheart, under-the-table severance arrangement that let him keep health benefits after quitting his state job--so he could go work for Ted Cruz's political machine. 5/x dallasnews.com/news/politics/… 5/7
Last week, he went on a tirade vs. Democrats who were questioning drug makers for gouging HIV patients. 6/7
What I'm saying to you is, Chip Roy is the worst kind of right-wing extremist. I'm not in the district anymore, but I expect good candidates will be jumping in against him in 2020. Support them, please. #tx21 7/7
