"Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Kay Granger (R-Tex.) voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal in November but are now touting funding for projects in their states, thanks to the measure."
"Republican Reps. Ashley Hinson (Iowa) and Kay Granger (Tex.) voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Biden signed into law last November, criticizing it as “spending at its worst” and arguing that it was emblematic of a socialist push by the Democratic Party.
But now that money from the package is starting to reach their home states, the two Republicans are touting the achievements of a bill they vociferously opposed.
In a statement Wednesday, Hinson celebrated the allocation of $829.1 million in funding from the infrastructure deal — one of the Biden administration’s key achievements — for the modernization of locks and dams on the Mississippi River, which borders her Iowa district.
“This landmark investment will be game-changing for Iowans and communities along the Mississippi River like Dubuque,” Hinson said in a joint statement issued by a group of bipartisan lawmakers from Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. “That’s why I helped lead a bipartisan group of my colleagues in urging the administration to prioritize funding for these essential upgrades. I’ll always fight to ensure Iowans’ taxpayer dollars are reinvested at home in Iowa.”"
Mariana Alfaro reports for the Washington Post January 20, 2022.
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