Gimenez and Salazar vote against once-in-a-generation investment that will rebuild South Florida’s infrastructure and create millions of good-paying jobs
Yesterday, Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar tried to deny a huge win for South Floridians by voting “NO” on the wildly popular bipartisan infrastructure package. The legislation makes game-changing investments in clean infrastructure, significantly expands broadband access, strengthens our climate resilience, and provides millions of Americans with good-paying union jobs.
If it were up to Carlos and Maria Elvira, workers and families across South Florida would have lost out on this once-in-a-generation investment to fix their crumbling roads and bridges and rebuild their communities to be even stronger.
This infrastructure package is the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century, and thanks to House Democrats, people across the country will feel the effects of this legislation for generations to come.
While Gimenez and Salazar followed their party leaders and extremist House Republicans in voting “NO” on this legislation that a majority of the American people support, House Democrats worked to ensure Congress passed this legislation that will invest not only in our roads, but in the American people, creating thousands of good-paying union jobs in Gimenez and Salazar’s backyard and growing the economy in a way that works better for everyone.
“Yesterday, Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar proved once again that they would rather take orders from their radical party bosses than deliver meaningful wins for South Florida,” said DCCC Spokesperson Abel Iraola. “No thanks to Carlos and Maria Elvira, South Floridians will reap the benefits of this historic investment for years, have access to good-paying jobs, and finally get their roads, bridges, and public transit fixed. If it wasn’t already clear, yesterday’s vote shows voters in South Florida can’t rely on Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar to deliver.”
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