13 House GOP votes for infrastructure
bill helps conservatives. Here's how
Posted By: Moritz55, 11/7/2021 12:26:30 PM
After months of frustrating attempts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., finally got it across the finish line with the support of 13 Republican House members. The bill, which received 19 GOP votes in the Senate, was decoupled from the broader social spending package known as Build Back Better. Many conservatives are outraged at the defectors who crossed the aisle, but maybe they shouldn’t be. There were basically three possible outcomes for the bills.
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Indeed, Brookings appears so often in accounts related to the Russian collusion scandal that it could be Washington’s alternative to the Kevin Bacon parlor game.
After months of frustrating attempts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., finally got it across the finish line with the support of 13 Republican House members. The bill, which received 19 GOP votes in the Senate, was decoupled from the broader social spending package known as Build Back Better. Many conservatives are outraged at the defectors who crossed the aisle, but maybe they shouldn’t be.
There were basically three possible outcomes for the bills.
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dossier underscores the many lies of the
Russia hoax 18 replies
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An interesting perspective. I’m not sure whether I buy it, but I think it’s worth sharing and discussing.