{"id":51996,"date":"2022-06-20T02:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T02:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=51996"},"modified":"2022-06-20T02:23:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T02:23:44","slug":"boebert-no-on-infrastructure-bill-yes-on-this-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=51996","title":{"rendered":"Boebert: &#8216;no&#8217; on infrastructure bill, &#8216;yes on this project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/boebert-and-greene.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51410\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/boebert-and-greene-300x150.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/boebert-and-greene-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/boebert-and-greene.webp 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Boebert is one of the Republican nut jobs who populate Congress. She opposes President Biden&#8217;s plan to improve the nation&#8217;s infrastructure, calling it &#8220;wasteful garbage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, but she sure likes a bridge planned for her Colorado congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>Which is it, Congresswoman Boebert? Are you for it or against it?<\/p>\n<p>The bridge project is planned for Glenwood Springs. She sent Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a letter declaring her support for the project.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t yet heard her justification for opposing the total bill but wanting the particular item to be completed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/rep-lauren-boebert-called-biden-s-infrastructure-bill-wasteful-and-garbage-now-she-wants-33-million-in-infrastructure-funding-for-a-new-bridge\/ar-AAYDM6k?ocid=msedgdhp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=f9949582440c4f5da9969bbc3a0acee8\">Rep. Lauren Boebert called Biden&#8217;s infrastructure bill &#8216;wasteful&#8217; and &#8216;garbage.&#8217; Now she wants $33 million in infrastructure funding for a new bridge. (msn.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will admit in all fairness that this sort of duplicity occurs all too frequently in Congress. Many congressional Republicans have opposed Biden&#8217;s spending initiatives, then they take credit for it when the money comes to their district.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s kind of disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, Rep. Boebert is quite well known &#8212; even during her brief time, so far, in Congress &#8212; for bizarre behavior and demonstrably stupid rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com\">johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren Boebert is one of the Republican nut jobs who populate Congress. She opposes President Biden&#8217;s plan to improve the nation&#8217;s infrastructure, calling it &#8220;wasteful garbage.&#8221; Oh, but she sure likes a bridge planned for her Colorado congressional district. Which is it, Congresswoman Boebert? Are you for it or against it? 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