House GOP Leadership Will Encourage Members to Vote Against Infrastructure Bill

House GOP Leadership Will Encourage Members to Vote Against Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks during a press conference following a House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 20, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
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In a statement from Rep. Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office Wednesday, the House Minority Whip said that Republican leadership would be asking members to vote against the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

In the Senate, the infrastructure bill passed easily, with all 50 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the upper chamber supporting the bill. Of those, many big-name Republicans like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former presidential candidates Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signed on with the bill.