As RedState reported, the so-called “bi-partisan infrastructure bill” passed the House last night, delivering a face-saving moment for Nancy Pelosi. And though the bill was expected to eventually pass, it’s how it passed that should have Republicans absolutely fuming.
Per the final tally, 13 House GOP members crossed the aisle to breathe new life into Joe Biden’s agenda (notably, a group of Republican senators started this months ago). But perhaps worse, they also helped diffuse a highly damaging civil war between Democrat leadership and the “squad,” a group of radical progressives led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
I’ll explain the dynamics in a moment, but here are the names of the Republicans involved, per National Review.
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Don Bacon Representative
Representative Don Young
Fred Upton is the representative
Representative Adam Kinzinger
Jeff Van Drew, Representative
John Katko is the representative
Tom Reed, Representative
Representative Andrew Garbarino
Representative Nicole Malliotakis
Chris Smith is the representative
Representative David McKinley
Representative Anthony Gonzalez
I’m seeing a few people justify this by insisting that the infrastructure bill was always going to eventually pass. Not only is that not necessarily true, given the progressive opposition, but it’s also irrelevant to what happened last night.
Nancy Pelosi was unable to vote for the bill as members of her party continued their rebellion. That meant that Republicans had a chance to exacerbate the Democrat civil war by forcing the “squad” to either kill Biden’s agenda or fold in the most public fashion possible. Pelosi would also be embarrassed by the result of her vote.
These 13 GOP lawmakers did what? They not only saved Biden’s agenda, but they saved Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her contingent from having to face the consequences of their stand. This inflation-inducing boondoggle is now owned by Republicans, not the Democrats. This is insane! All these GOP members had to do was vote ‘no,’ and the left would have remained in utter disarray. They intervened and saved them.
This was worse because this happened after Republicans won stunning victories in the nation on Tuesday night. These spineless GOP members were not able to see the message. Republican voters do not want nonsensical compromises that help Biden’s presidency while harming the country. They want representatives that will fight the Democrat agenda with everything they’ve got.
This is, in my opinion, the worst House Republican move for a while. Pelosi, or any Democrat leader, would not have been able to save a GOP legislation in such a situation. Kevin McCarthy, where are you? Do you think he has any control at all over the caucus that he leads? Something has to change, and fast, before 2022 — or Republican voters are going to quickly become disenchanted.
This vote, despite being a beltway political win, was yet another blow to middle class, already struggling with high prices and the gross devaluation of their savings. I don’t care that most of these Republicans are from blue states. These people should be primaried with vengeance. You must not forget their names.
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