NY Dem Bails On Event After He Was Caught Touting Bill He Voted Against

NY Dem Bails On Event After He Was Caught Touting Bill He Voted Against

Democratic Rep. Josh Riley canceled an informal discussion with local Democrats last-minute after taking credit for federal funding for his district that he voted against. The New York congressman is one of about a dozen House Democrats who have touted funding flowing to their districts as part of a spending package they voted against, but that ended the longest government shutdown in the history of the United States. After a flurry of critical …