Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had rare praise for several House Democrat ‘Squad’ members after the group of progressives voted against President Joe Biden‘s bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday.
The GOP firebrand sounded off on Twitter after the House passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with a vote of 228 to 206, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bringing it for a vote after months of tense negotiations.
After the vote Greene, who voted ‘no’, shared a picture of a sheet of paper that appears to show a roll call of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ votes.
‘Here are the “Republicans” that just voted to help Biden screw America,’ Greene wrote above the image. ‘But 6 Democrats did more than these 13 traitor Republicans to stop Biden’s fake Infrastructure bill by voting NO.’
‘They have more balls than these R’s.’
She named the liberal lawmakers who voted against Biden’s agenda: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri and Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York.
On Saturday Greene again went after her 13 colleagues who voted to pass Biden’s bill, calling them ‘China-First and America-Last.’
‘Those 13 Republican traitors who voted to pass Biden’s Socialist Infrastructure bill agree with Globalist Joe that America must depend on China to drive EV’s,’ she wrote. ‘The unlucky 13 are China-First and America-Last.’
Greene said the six progressive Squad members who voted against Biden’s bipartisan bill had ‘balls’ and the Republicans who voted for it were ‘traitors’
Greene was one of 206 lawmakers who voted ‘no’ on the bill
Above a picture of their names Greene labeled them ‘American job & energy killers.’
She accused those Republicans of voting with Pelosi to force Americans to use Chinese technology, citing the Asian country’s skyrocketing electric vehicle market.
’13 Republicans voted with Pelosi to spend $7.5 billion to build EV charging stations all over America to force Americans to drive CCP battery driven cars,’ Greene wrote.
‘China dominates the EV battery market by over 80% & the US can’t even compete with less than 10% market share.’
In August Biden announced an ambitious goal to have half of all cars being sold in the US be electric by 2030.
The $1.2 trillion measure includes $12.5 billion toward electric vehicles in general – $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations, and $5 billion to buy electric school buses and hybrids, reducing reliance on school buses that run on diesel fuel.
The next day the Georgia lawmaker again took aim at the 13 Republicans who voted with Democrats, accusing them of putting Chinese interests above those of the US
Friday night’s vote on the the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act came following months of negotiations and a final day of haggling between progressive and moderate Democrats, with a deal struck late on Friday night.
Moderates agreeing to pass Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bill no later than November 15.
Thirteen Republicans voted with the Democrats to pass the infrastructure bill, which passed the Senate August after rare bipartisan negotiations, and the House kept that compromise intact.
When the bill crossed the line of 218 – which signified passage – applause broke out on the House floor. Even more applause broke out when the final was done.
Ocasio-Cortez explained her ‘no’ vote in an Instagram Live video, claiming ‘we just locked in the United States to increase its climate emissions.’
She dismissed the deal made between progressives and moderates over the Build Back Better bill as an ‘IOU’ note.
‘I did not feel that I had the assurances in that moment to vote to increase US climate emissions for an IOU,’ the New York lawmaker said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emerges as the Congressional Progressive Caucus meets behind closed doors after the Democratic leadership abruptly postponed an expected House vote on a $1.85 trillion social and environment measure on November 5
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks to reporters after a late October Progressive Caucus meeting. She was one of the six progressives to vote down the bill
Rep. Cori Bush, also from Minnesota like Omar, voted against the bill with a handful of her colleagues
Bowman, also of New York, appeared to take a shot at moderates within his party, calling them ‘conservatives’ and accusing them of ‘moving the goal posts.’
‘We were asked to vote only on physical infrastructure at the last hour and to delay the needs and ignore the suffering of our constituents with the weakest assurance that the original agreement would be kept,’ Bowman said in a statement after the vote.
Among the Republicans who voted for the bill is Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who switched his party affiliation while Donald Trump was president.
Retiring GOP Reps. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois also voted with Democrats.
Both also voted with Democrats to impeach Trump following the Capitol riot. Gonzalez announced his retirement in the face of a primary challenge from a former Trump aide. Kinzinger said he would step down from the House but isn’t ruling out a bid for Illinois senator, governor or even 2024 GOP presidential candidate.
The bill had become one of two key pieces of President Joe Biden’s and it will now head to his desk for him to sign it into law.
Nancy Pelosi scored a win for Democrats in getting the bill passed after months of tense negotiations
Biden’s administration will now oversee the biggest upgrade of America’s roads, railways and other transportation infrastructure in a generation, which he has promised will create jobs and boost U.S. competitiveness.
The president called the it ‘a once-in-generation bipartisan infrastructure bill that will create millions of jobs, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity, and put us on a path to win the economic competition for the 21st Century.’
Once it is signed by Biden, the new law will reach virtually every corner of the country – a historic investment that the president has compared with the building of the transcontinental railroad and Interstate Highway System. The White House is projecting that the investments will add, on average, about 2 million jobs per year over the coming decade.
‘It will create good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced. Jobs that will transform our transportation system with the most significant investments in passenger and freight rail, roads, bridges, ports, airports, and public transit in generations,’ Biden said.
‘This will make it easier for companies to get goods to market more quickly and reduce supply chain bottlenecks now and for decades to come. This will ease inflationary pressures and lower costs for working families.
‘Generations from now, people will look back and know this is when America won the economic competition for the 21st Century,’ Biden said.
A rule was voted on that will allow for the passage the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives the week of November 15.
What’s included in the new infrastructure bill and how much it will cost
Here’s a breakdown of the bill that Biden is expected to soon sign into law:
ROADS AND BRIDGES: $110 billion
The bill would provide $110 billion to repair the nation’s aging highways, bridges and roads. According to the White House, 173,000 total miles of America’s highways and major roads and 45,000 bridges are in poor condition. And the almost $40 billion for bridges is the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system, according to President Joe Biden’s administration.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL: $66 billion
To reduce Amtrak’s maintenance backlog, which has worsened since Superstorm Sandy nine years ago, the bill would provide $66 billion to improve the rail service’s 457-mile-long Northeast Corridor as well as other routes. It´s less than the $80 billion Biden – who famously rode Amtrak from Delaware to D.C. during his time in the Senate – originally asked for, but it would be the largest federal investment in passenger rail service since Amtrak was founded 50 years ago.
INTERNET ACCESS: $65 billion
The legislation’s $65 billion for broadband access would aim to improve internet services for rural areas, low-income families and tribal communities. Most of the money would be made available through grants to states.
MODERNIZING THE ELECTRIC GRID: $65 billion
To protect against the widespread power outages that have become more frequent in recent years, the bill would spend $65 billion to improve the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s power grid. It would also boost carbon capture technologies and more environmentally-friendly electricity sources like clean hydrogen.
WATER AND SEWERS: $55 billion
To improve the safety of the nation’s drinking water, the legislation would spend $55 billion on water and wastewater infrastructure. The bill would include $15 billion to replace lead pipes and $10 billion to address water contamination from polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS – chemicals that were used in the production of Teflon and have also been used in firefighting foam, water-repellent clothing and many other items.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: $39 billion
The $39 billion for public transit in the legislation would expand transportation systems, improve accessibility for people with disabilities and provide dollars to state and local governments to buy zero-emission and low-emission buses. The Department of Transportation estimates that the current repair backlog is more than 24,000 buses, 5,000 rail cars, 200 stations and thousands of miles of track and power systems.
AIRPORTS: $25 billion
The bill would spend $25 billion to improve runways, gates and taxiways at airports and to improve terminals. It would also improve aging infrastructure at air traffic control towers.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: $12.5 billion
The bill would spend $7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations, which the administration says are critical to accelerating the use of electric vehicles to curb climate change. It would also provide $5 billion for the purchase of electric school buses and hybrids, reducing reliance on school buses that run on diesel fuel.
PAYING FOR IT
The five-year spending package would be paid for by tapping $210 billion in unspent COVID-19 relief aid and $53 billion in unemployment insurance aid some states have halted, along with an array of other smaller pots of money, like petroleum reserve sales and spectrum auctions for 5G services.
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