The gaping hole in Republicans’ newest complaint

“When Americans think of rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, they think of fixing roads, bridges, airports, ports, and waterways — not expanding the welfare state as the Democrats have proposed,” said Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) back in April. As 10 Democrats and 11 Republicans agreed to a bipartisan deal this past week, leaving budget reconciliation as the only path for the rest of the White House’s proposals, Republicans maintained this strict dichotomy.