Transportation Department Faces Accusations of Illegal Lobbying Over Meme Promoting Biden Legislation

The Department of Transportation was accused of violating the law after posting a “meme” to social media promoting President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.

The Transportation Department published a meme on Friday of a man and woman texting each other from different places. The purpose of the meme was to promote Biden’s Build Back Better legislation.

“What are you thinking about?” the woman in the meme asks the man.

“I’m thinking about how the new infrastructure law is going to make getting from place to place so much better over the next decade and how when combined with the Build Back Better Act, it will create millions of new jobs,” the man responds.

“Same,” the woman replies.

The meme promptly generated criticism alleging the Treasury Department was violating anti-lobbying laws that prevent executive branch agencies from promoting certain pending legislation.