The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Thursday, but it’s not just Democrats who are divided about whether to support the package. House Republicans, who regularly join Democrats in big numbers to approve transportation bills, are also split.
The fight, though, is largely over messaging. Few House Republicans take issue with the argument that a large infusion of federal dollars is needed to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems.
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., told NPR he’s voting yes on the package, which was approved in a bipartisan vote last month by the Senate. He says it’s modeled after a proposal from the bipartisan Problem Solvers’ Caucus. He’s part of that group.
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