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H.R.3684 (aka "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" aka "INVEST in America Act" aka "the Infrastructure Bill") passed the House 221/201/8 [0] and the Senate 69/30/1 [1].

Admittedly not the best numbers, but not terrible either.

[0] https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021208

[1] https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_...



I think this is my point, this was a very non-controversial bill made in as much as a bi-partisan way as we can. It is also very similar to what Trump called infrastructure week. Still it got 2!! republican votes in the house. In the senate it was a bit better, but still 30/50 republicans voted no.

I think if Trump proposed the very same bill more or less all republicans would have been on board.




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