Let's not mistake where this bill originated. It originated in the Senate as a Democrat bill. It was part of a huge omnibus package, even larger than what it is right now. And Democrats chose to split [the omnibus package] in two and pass this one under the guise of bipartisanship. and then later pass their, their larger, more controversial bill immediately following. And what the passage of the infrastructure bill did was it unlocked the ability for the Democrats to … (17:54–18:01)
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Asserts that Democrats split the omnibus package to pass the infrastructure bill as bipartisan.
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