By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite his vote Friday against the $1.85 trillion Build Back Better bill, Rep. David McKinley is still taking heat for being one of 13 Republicans in the House of Representatives to help pass a hard infrastructure bill.
But McKinley believes most of the vocal voices upset with his vote represent a small minority of opposition and the benefits to improving West Virginia’s crumbling highways and bridges will outlast any of the vitriol being spewed his way.
“I’ve waited 11 years to try to bring back something to West Virginia that will markedly improve our quality of life,” McKinley, R-W.Va., said in a phone interview Friday. “If I wanted to make a political statement, I could have done a ‘no’ vote. That’s not what I did. I voted for West Virginia, and I have no qualms.”
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, passed the House Nov. 6 in a 228-206 vote, with 13 Republicans, including McKinley, voting for the bill…
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