Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy After failing to prevent the passage of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday, it faced strong opposition from the Republican Party on Saturday.
If not because of 13 Republicans voted yes Infrastructure plan. This makes Republican critics question McCarthy’s ability to lead the party in the future.
Infrastructure Act Finally passed by 228 votes to 206 After long negotiations.most Republicans with Six Democrats voted against.
Bill passed by both parties Senate In August, the Republican Party won 19 votes. The legislation aims to improve the country’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, railways and airports within five years.
Some House Republicans expressed disappointment at the key role played by Republican colleagues in the passage of the bill.
“I can’t believe the Republicans just gave Democratic Party Their socialist bill,” Matt Gates Florida tweeted on Saturday. Chip Roy interjected on Twitter, “The 13 Republicans in the House of Representatives provided the votes needed to pass, which is absurd.”
at the same time, Madison Cawthorne Before voting on Friday, he wrote on Twitter: “Vote for this infrastructure bill, and I will give you priority.”
last week, Marjorie Taylor Green return warn Vote for the bill. She said that any Republican who voted for it is “a traitor to our party, a traitor to our voters, and a traitor to our donors.”
this National Review, At the same time, he wrote, “It is too early to ask Representative Kevin McCarthy if he should be removed from the leadership position because he was unable to maintain the unity of the caucus in such a critical vote.”
Weekly newspaper Contacted McCarthy for comments, but did not respond to publication in time.
McCarthy discourages his fellow Republicans from voting for the infrastructure bill. Last week, he stated that if he arrived today, he would “expect very few people to vote for it.”
He also accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi And other Democratic leaders who “try to intimidate and bully members” voted for their legislation.
McCarthy told reporters: “We are still a short time away from voting on the 2,145-page bill that was proposed late at night and completed a few hours ago.” “And no one in this body has read it.”
When asked Fox News Interview Whether he thought the infrastructure bill would pass last week, McCarthy said: “It will fail.”
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