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   From: webermark@polaris.net   
      
   Lee wrote   
      
   >   
   >   
   > Texas could get billions from the   
   > infrastructure bill, yet all Texas   
   > Republicans voted against it   
   > November 8, 2021   
   >   
   >   
   > Texas would benefit massively from   
   > the infrastructure bill that passed   
   > the House of Representatives late   
   > Friday, yet not one Texas Republican   
   > voted for it.   
   >   
   > The bill would bring an estimated $30   
   > billion — or more — of infrastructure   
   > spending into the state, according to   
   > a specific White House breakout for   
   > Texas. That includes $26.9 billion from   
   > federal highway programs, $3.3 billion   
   > for public transportation and $408   
   > million to expand the state’s electric   
   > vehicle charging network. These outlays   
   > would come over the next five years.   
   >   
   > In a statement, Fort Worth’s Kay Granger,   
   > the ranking Republican on the House   
   > Appropriations Committee, said part of   
   > why she voted against the infrastructure   
   > package is because Democrats are also   
   > hoping to pass a different bill, one that   
   > funds child care, universal preschool and   
   > climate change mitigation.   
   >   
   > She specifically disliked that $256   
   > billion of the $1.2 trillion   
   > infrastructure bill would come from   
   > deficit spending, according to the   
   > nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.   
   >   
   > https://www.kut.org/politics/2021-11-08/texas-could-get-billions-from-th   
   > e-infrastructure-bill-yet-all-texas-republicans-voted-against-it   
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