Republican Sen. Ted Budd blasted FEMA for “stonewalling” funds to his state to recover from Hurricane Helene and said that he plans to use his leverage in the chamber to stall Department of Homeland Security nominees until the issue is addressed.

Budd voted to filibuster a top DHS official Tuesday, and his spokesman issued a statement saying that the senator is “deeply concerned” over the relief effort.

“Sen. Budd is deeply concerned by the slow approval and distribution of funding from the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA for Hurricane Helene recovery,” said Budd’s spokesman Christian McMullen.

Budd, whose state was hit hard by Helene last year, was the only Republican to vote with Democrats in a failed bid to block Robert Law from to be under secretary for strategy, policy and

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