What’s in the $1.2 Trillion “Infrastructure” Bill Sens. Tillis and Burr Voted For?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Let’s just say it has a whole lot of non-infrastructure items, including social justice and equity provisions. Because $1.2 trillion bill is followed by an even more monstrous $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” bill, it appears small by comparison. Such is the desensitization that comes with panic-driven fiscal insanity.

The two Senators from North Carolina voted for the bill, which isn’t necessarily surprising, though still disappointing. And we might think those two are merely bringing home the bacon if it weren’t for straight-shooters like Congressman Chip Roy of Texas.

Roy took apart the Big Government Bonanza to let us average Americans know what’s really in it:

19 Republican senators just voted for a $1.2 trillion “infrastructure” package that’s filled with leftist garbage.

There’s been a lot of smoke and mirror efforts to hide what’s in this bill, so let’s take a look at what they actually voted for.

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— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

First, the bill isn’t focused on hard infrastructure and instead provides billions to Green New Deal programs.

For example, it funnels $16.2 billion to renewable and energy efficiency projects and $7.5 billion to electric vehicle chargers. (2/14) pic.twitter.com/Z7ABIgXvZc

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Even when it funds “hard” infrastructure, it also wastes your money on programs that have no business being in an “infrastructure” bill.

Of the $65 billion for broadband, over $14 billion goes to a permanent federal welfare program to pay individuals’ internet bills. (3/14) pic.twitter.com/cCCRzESOPf

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Americans should also know that the money for “roads and bridges” will ALSO pay for things like a $10 million program to “benefit pollinators on roadsides” or a $250 million program to remove “invasive plants.” (4/14) pic.twitter.com/0MHVVhZkVV

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Contrary to what some Rs say, the bill is not “paid for.”

Supporters griped when CBO determined it would add $256 billion to the deficit.

The top “pay for” – $210 billion in unused COVID relief – is just repurposed deficit spending that will make record inflation worse (5/14)

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Further analysis from UPenn’s Wharton School found the bill would add $351 BILLION to the deficit and wouldn’t significantly help economic growth through 2050

But supporters claim $56 billion of total cost would be covered by such growth. (6/14)https://t.co/TckZHc44hW

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Third, contrary to some R’s claims, it is chock-full of woke language and Critical Race Theory.

Check out this line on the “disadvantaged business enterprise program,” which could have been written by CRT hustler Ibram X. Kendi himself… (7/14) pic.twitter.com/jaTfS56a57

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

PLUS, it includes $2.75 billion for a “digital equity” program (CRT in practice), because “Achieving digital equity is a matter of social and economic justice…”

This part also explicitly prohibits discrimination against “actual or perceived… gender identity.” (8/14) pic.twitter.com/oJI0KGVzjT

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Fourth, this bill creates a pilot program that could lead to the government tracking and taxing every mile you drive (meaning double taxation for most drivers) (9/14) pic.twitter.com/BRv3tPeWrm

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

This program also obviously poses a nightmare for civil liberties.

If implemented nationally, the federal government or a third party could track every mile you drive with on-board devices, smart phone apps, etc. (10/14) pic.twitter.com/E5tKoxuc0C

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Next, the Rs voting for this are willfully handing federal bureaucrats MORE POWER.

Pete Buttigieg would get final authority over an extra, unheard-of $105 billion in grant programs – a far cry from his $368 million budget as mayor of South Bend. (11/14)https://t.co/pvDrgbp2uv

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Texans specifically lose out in this bill. It provides almost as much new money for transit and rail as roads and bridges. 92% of Texas commuters rely on roads to get to work

FYI — Amtrak from San Antonio to Austin takes nearly 2.5 hrs (~2x the time it takes to drive) (12/14) pic.twitter.com/xblAftvW1n

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Not to mention this whole thing is swampy from the get-go.

Analysis found that almost 2,000 corporations and organizations have lobbied the federal government to get their cut of this spending. Basically, it’s a massive corporate welfare bill. (13/14)https://t.co/aRlSePJHMs

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Finally, this bill is a bipartisan trojan horse for a $3.5 trillion Pelosi/Schumer spending package that would:

-Give amnesty to millions of illegal aliens
-Massively expand the welfare state
-Decimate Texas’ energy industry
-Raise taxes by trillionshttps://t.co/9DN60YfcRH

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) August 10, 2021

Remember all the way back in the spring, summer, and fall of 2020 when candidate for reelection to the Senate, Thom Tillis, professed his alignment with Donald Trump, puffed out his chest, and pretended to be an America First conservative?

Here’s what Trump had to say last month when this “infrastructure” bill was first floated (and was still *only* $550 billion):

“It is a loser for the USA, a terrible deal, and makes the Republicans look weak, foolish, and dumb. It shouldn’t be done. It sets an easy glidepath for Dems to then get beyond what anyone thought was possible in future legislation. … Don’t do it Republicans — Patriots will never forget! If this deal happens, lots of primaries will be coming your way!”

But what do the retiring Burr and recently reelected Tillis care?