House approves transportation bill; most Republicans reject it despite contributing billions in earmarks
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The House Thursday passed a major transportation and infrastructure bill in a largely partisan vote that marked a landmark return of congressional earmarks to fund hometown construction projects.
Democrats touted the plan as a pathway to make overdue investments, create "millions" of jobs and tackle climate change. "This five-year surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure package would make long-overdue repairs to our nation’s roads, bridges, rail, and transit, and it would also ensure clean, safe drinking water and address our nation’s aging wastewater infrastructure," House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in a statement after Thursday's passage. "This package also makes transformational investments in building the infrastructure networks of the future, which will strengthen America’s global competitiveness."
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