Negotiators reach a compromise to move the Senate bipartisan infrastructure package forward, but the clash on highways and public transportation mirrors a growing divide between blue and red America.
A recent political realignment has widened that divide. Many suburban areas that benefit from public transit into big cities have flipped from Republican to Democrat, giving the GOP less of an incentive to spend money on clean buses and trains.
“It's still a very generous increase in funding for transit. It’s just not hugely disproportionate compared to roads and bridges,” Portman said, calling the final outcome a “true compromise.”“I’m from Tennessee. Of course it is,” he said. “We're a highway state.” Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the chair of the House Transportation Committee, lit into the Senate framework after key details emerged last week.
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