ToplineRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday pledged to fund primary challengers against any House Republican who votes to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed the Senate earlier this month with broad bipartisan support, underscoring the right-wing pressure on GOP lawmakers not to support the bill. The bill, which focuses on “core” infrastructure like roads, bridges, highways and public transit, is likely to get at least some support from House Republicans after 19 Senate Republicans voted to pass it. Key BackgroundThe GOP is already seeing a number of spirited primary challenges against Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The ex-president also threatened “lots of primaries” for GOP senators who voted for the infrastructure bill last month, but he hasn’t made any endorsements to that effect. Clyburn added, “A lot of us need to hold hands, we need to be protecting each other and march together.”

Source: Forbes August 17, 2021 23:48 UTC