Fifth House Republican comes out in support of bipartisan infrastructure bill
By Joseph Choi - 09/23/21 03:04 PM EDT
Rep. Don Bacon came out in support of the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday, becoming the fifth House Republican to do so.
The five Republicans are backing the Senate-passed bill despite the fact that their leadership team is whipping members against it.
"First of all, I think we need hard infrastructure. I worked on this bill from the beginning as part of the Problem Solvers so it's been a half-Republican, half-Democrat effort," Bacon told reporters. "I think it's an area we can show Congress working."
Bacon also said he thought it was wrong for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to "pick this fight." McCarthy criticized the bill as not being bipartisan.
Democrats are scrambling to reach a deal within their own House caucus that would ensure the infrastructure bill passes the House next week.
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