FACT CHECK · US POLITICS AND THE 2026 MIDTERMS
Claim: "Republicans never backed an infrastructure bill"
FALSETHE ANSWER
The 2021 infrastructure law passed the Senate 69-30 on 10 Aug 2021: 19 Republican senators voted yes. In the House (228-206, 5 Nov 2021) 13 Republicans joined.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Business Insider 10 Aug 2021 (the 19)
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