As I reported Monday, Republicans are torn between acknowledging the need for infrastructure modernization and appeasing the right flank of their party. This has typically been bipartisan territory, but suddenly top Republicans, dragged to the right by the activist wing of their party, must disavow most new spending. So they spin their wheels when asked how to improve transportation infrastructure without new spending. But they’re also forced to reject projects they once cheered.
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