The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the House approved late Friday passed with the help of several Republicans, who faced a swift backlash Saturday from their GOP colleagues.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., tweeted that the Republicans who voted with Democrats "handed over their voting cards" to Pelosi to pass Biden's "Communist takeover of America via so-called infrastructure.""Infrastructure=communism is a new one. Eisenhower’s interstate system should be torn up or else the commies will be able to conveniently drive! Red Dawn in real life," Kinzinger tweeted.Reps. Nicole Malliotakis of New York, David B.
Six House Democrats – Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Jamaal Bowman of New York, Cori Bush of Missouri, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Talib of Michigan – voted against the bill. They had sought assurances that moderate Democrats would back Biden’s $1.85 trillion Build Back Better budget bill before voting on the infrastructure bill.
The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package allocates funding to modernize highways, rebuild water lines and billions for electric vehicle charging stations – making it the largest transportation spending package in U.S. history.Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
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