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Hard-line conservatives press McCarthy to whip votes against infrastructure bill

By Emily Brooks
Published August 25, 2021 10:25am ET
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Hard-line conservatives press McCarthy to whip votes against infrastructure bill
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces pressure from hard-line conservative Republicans to whip votes against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. The dynamic may be a key test for McCarthy’s ambitions to be House speaker if Republicans take back the House in 2022. The House Freedom Caucus on Monday called on House Republican leadership to […]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces pressure from hard-line conservative Republicans to whip votes against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan.

The dynamic may be a key test for McCarthy’s ambitions to be House speaker if Republicans take back the House in 2022.

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