A Test of Chutzpah

“A vote on the House floor today will reveal how much chutzpah a group of moderate House Republicans have,” Politico reports.

“Lawmakers will vote on a $715 billion surface transportation infrastructure bill (separate from the plan Biden just negotiated with Senate Republicans). Tucked inside are hundreds of millions of dollars in goodies sought by House Republicans in the form of earmarks, which were revived by House leaders this year after a yearslong ban.”

“Yet Republicans are expected to vote overwhelmingly against the package, calling it a financial boondoggle — even as many of them reap the benefits. The attack ads practically write themselves.”

Punchbowl News: “In the old days, this would never happen. If a member got an earmark, they’d vote for the bill. Or their earmark would get dropped somewhere along the way, and they’d never get another one.”

Roll Call: Plenty of GOP earmarks in spending bill its members will oppose.