Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday after the lawmaker bragged about securing funding for an infrastructure project in her district after voting against the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
“Great meeting with Glenwood Springs City Councilor and former Mayor Jonathan Godes. We have secured over $51.4 million for the South Bridge. Was thrilled to hear about nearly $30 million in costs savings in addition and that my support has helped make this project a reality,” Boebert wrote in a post in X.
But, Buttigieg demanded that the congresswoman elaborate on how her support helped the project considering that she voted against the bipartisan infrastructure deal that provided the funds for the project.
“Congresswoman, in what way do you believe that your support helped this project?” Buttigieg wrote. “We chose it because it’s a good project, and funded it using President Biden’s infrastructure package, which you voted against.”
The White House also called out Boebert for taking credit for the project after voting against funding it.
“One thing about Congressional Republicans…they’re going to take credit for investments they voted against,” the official White House account wrote on X.
Boebert was one of 205 House Republicans who voted against the $1.5 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2021. At the time, the congresswoman called it “wasteful” and “garbage.”
The Colorado congresswoman is one of several House Republicans who voted against the bipartisan infrastructure package only to start taking credit for components of the bill they believe benefit their constituents.
