GOP Senate candidates align with Trump in bashing bipartisan infrastructure bill
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Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major bipartisan achievement that would amount to a capstone of his three decades of public service: The Senate's passage of a roughly $1 trillion package to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.
But the bevy of Ohio Republicans looking to replace the retiring senator in 2022 have a sharply different view. They are roundly criticizing the agreement as a budget-busting bill the US can't afford, aligning themselves squarely with former President Donald Trump who has called on the GOP to oppose the sweeping proposal. "The current infrastructure bill is filled with the far left's wasteful wish list including the Green New Deal, gender identity and empowering woke bureaucrats," said Scott Guthrie, the campaign manager for Senate candidate Josh Mandel.More Related News
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