GOP Rep Nicole Malliotakis Voted For Infrastructure Bill, Also Voted to Remove MTG from Committee Assignments
https://mediarightnews.com/gop-rep-nicole-malliotakis-voted-for-infrastructure-bill-also-voted-to-remove-mtg-from-committee-assignments/
With the passage of the infrastructure bill last night in the House of Representatives, some Republicans have once again gone against the caucus.
Freshman Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who was swept into office after being endorsed by former President Trump, was one such Republican who voted in favor of the infrastructure bill.
It should also be noted that Malliotakis voted to remove U.S. House Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her committee assignments earlier this year.
Greene is one of Trump’s most ardent supporters and has been critical to fighting back against the radical left agenda in Congress.
Malliotakis attempted to explain her vote in a press release that she shared in a tweet that went live one minute past midnight this morning.
The tweet has been badly ratioed by Republicans who are outraged that she would vote for a bill that did not have enough Democrat support to pass without getting concessions from the Democrats, like border security for example.
“I cast my vote FOR the bipartisan infrastructure bill and AGAINST advancing the socialist spending spree,” Malliotakis declared in the tweet.
Malliotakis explained, “For far too long our leaders have failed to modernize our aging roads, highways & bridges, upgrade sewer systems & implement flood resiliency projects.”
It appears that Malliotakis believes that simply not voting for the larger package is a concession of some sort that should appease her voters.
The idea that the federal government has to provide for infrastructure has been disputed by many as it is typically up to the city and state governments to do this, but of course, New York has budget woes.
Malliotakis’ district may end up being eliminated or might absorb bluer areas in redistricting, so she may be anticipating not having to run a re-election campaign.
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