Conservative House Republicans are furious with 13 of their moderate colleagues who crossed the aisle and voted with Democrats to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.2 infrastructure bill late Friday night.
The bill, which passed 228 to 206, would not have been sent to Biden’s desk were it not for the Republicans who voted for it. It is projected to add $256 billion to the national deficit and empowers the federal bureaucracy to issue a host of new regulations that are not directly related to improving roads, bridges, and utilities.
Some of the Republicans who voted for it are retiring. Others are from swing districts and hope they can withstand the ire of their colleagues and anger from voters and conservative commentators who are accusing them of politically bailing out Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Democrats nationally who were reeling from this week’s elections losses in Virginia and elsewhere.
