Pat Fallon: “The Biden infrastructure plan is another classic example of the old bait-and-switch. Much like the COVID relief bill…”

“The Biden infrastructure plan is another classic example of the old bait-and-switch. Much like the COVID relief bill, where only 9 percent of the $1.9 trillion price tag actually went to COVID relief, this plan has very little to do with infrastructure. The definition of the word in the Cambridge Dictionary is: The basic system and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively. So we know what it really means: roads, bridges; and, in the 21st century, broadband internet would qualify. How much of the $2.2 trillion is actually going to infrastructure? $115 billion is set aside for bridges, roads, and highways; just 5 percent. And under a more broad definition, if we include public transportation and broadband, the total grows to $405 billion, which is still just 18 percent of the new spending. So where does the other 82 percent go? Democrats across the country have said their definition of infrastructure includes universal pre-K, climate action, climate justice, eradicating right-to-work environments, caregiving, affordable housing, police accountability, and paid leave. This ain't infrastructure. So we all know what this is: The largest corporate welfare slush fund in American history. Joe Biden will have virtual carte blanche to nepotistically dole out hundreds of billions of dollars to curry favor with allies, supporters, friends, and family.…”