Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) complained on Fox News Thursday that America’s infrastructure is in disrepair. But as viewers pointed out, he was among the Republican senators who voted against a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021.
“It strikes me that increasingly, nothing really works in America anymore,” Hawley told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. “I mean, our roads are collapsing, our bridges are collapsing before our eyes. Parts of planes fall from the sky.
“And yet, at the same time, the United States Congress and the president, what do they want to do? Spend hundreds of billions of dollars more on foreign wars,” he continued.
He then lamented that “things are falling apart all around us,” but all President Joe Biden wants to do is focus on “Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine.”
Hawley: Nothing really works in America anymore… Our bridges are crumbling before our eyes… and yet, at the same time, Congress and the president want to spend more on foreign wars. If ever there was a time to start investing in America… pic.twitter.com/sYyRWk4VCf
– Acyn (@Acyn) April 18, 2024
Hawley was one of 30 Republican senators who voted against a bipartisan $1.2 trillion 2021 infrastructure bill, which contained money for upgrades to highways, bridges, airports and more. other major projects.
The legislation, backed by President Joe Biden, passed with the support of 19 Republican senators and all Democrats.
At the time, Hawley called it “a woke political bill from the radical left.”
Congressional Republicans are deeply divided over whether to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. The House advanced a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies on Friday, with Democrats helping House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) move forward. before, facing fierce opposition from a far-right contingent within his party. majority.
Hawley’s spurious complaint on Fox News drew swift backlash from critics, who provided receipts:
A bridge was hit by a barge, Josh. Breathe. 🙄🤦♀️
-Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) April 18, 2024
When Donald Trump was in power
The Idea of Fixing Our Infrastructure Was Literally a Joke
But President Biden’s infrastructure bill passed the Senate by a massive vote of 69-30.
Josh Hawley opposed the measure
Calling him “woke” and “leftist”
You can’t make this up https://t.co/HCDMtXz7Bdpic.twitter.com/LaFV43tN36
– Adam Cohen Lawyers for Good Government #DemCast (@axidentaliberal) April 19, 2024
Hawley speaks as if he’s never heard of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is rebuilding thousands of bridges NOW.
But he *heard* about it; he voted *against*.So he’s actually complaining about a crisis that he tried to perpetuate, and he’s hiding it!#Weasel. https://t.co/xPf4HnqlLO
–Monty Boa (@MontyBoa99) April 19, 2024
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