“GOP members are hoping voters might credit them without delving too deeply into their voting records.”
Mariannette Miller-Meeks knows she has nothing to run on in November except for trying to ban abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the woman’s life and voting against lowering prescription drug costs. To hide her failure to deliver for families, Miller-Meeks is desperately touting critical infrastructure projects…that she voted against.
DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“Mariannette Miller-Meeks is doing what she does best – trying to mislead Iowans. Her record has only hurt middle class families, so her solution is to take credit for game-changing, job-creating investments that she voted against.”
Billions of dollars in infrastructure funding are flowing into cities and towns nationwide, nearly three years after Congress passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill approving the cash.
And some vulnerable House Republicans are tacitly taking credit for the local funds, despite opposing that bill.
Those battleground Republicans who opposed the law are careful not to tout their personal involvement in it on Capitol Hill — instead, they’re showing up at opening ceremonies and praising the actions of local leaders.
“Since House Republicans have no record of accomplishments, they are trying to falsely take credit for ones that aren’t theirs,” said Viet Shelton, a spokesperson for House Democrats’ campaign arm. “This is exactly the sort of hypocritical behavior that the public hates, and the DCCC will be sure to remind voters of Republicans’ do-nothing agenda between now and November.”
Nearly $470 million in investments have been promised to Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks’ (R-Iowa) district from the bipartisan infrastructure law, which she voted against. Miller-Meeks is also one of the most vulnerable House Republicans, winning her 2022 race by only six votes.
She has touted that money, from attending a ribbon cutting for a key highway interchange to touting modernization of locks and dams on the Mississippi River in her district, which she called “critically important” to Iowa’s economy — thanking the Army Corps of Engineers for their work.
