Shades of past conservative revolts appear in GOP infrastructure split

Published August 11, 2021 10:01am ET



It’s the kind of presidential shoutout that could make its way into a conservative primary challenger’s ad.

“For the Republicans who supported this bill, you showed a lot of courage,” President Joe Biden said as he celebrated the Senate passing a bipartisan infrastructure package. “And I want to personally thank you for that, and I’ve called most of you on the phone to do just that.”

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