When the infrastructure bill passed, Rep. Pete Stauber said, “I will not be complicit in paving a … path towards socialism.” His take sure has changed.
Around this time two years ago, Republican Rep. Pete Stauber generated some unwelcome headlines. The Minnesotan was celebrating some local federal grants from Democratic legislation that he’d voted against, sparking hypocrisy accusations.
On social media, Stauber added that he was “proud to announce” the investment, which he described as “a HUGE win” for his district.
There was, however, one key detail he neglected to mention: The investment in the Blatnik Bridge came by way of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that President Joe Biden signed into law — and which Stauber voted against.
The Republican not only voted against the infrastructure package, he issued a written statement in November 2021, declaring, “I will not be complicit in paving a destructive and irreversible path towards socialism.”