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From the Speaker's Press Office:

House Republicans must really hate the roads, bridges, and rural broadband that will be created by Democrats' bipartisan infrastructure bill. They are trying to excommunicate GOP Members who put partisanship aside and voted for the hugely popular, once-in-a-century investment in American infrastructure.

From the Speaker's Press Office:

200 House Republicans voted against millions of American jobs and funds for urgently needed infrastructure in their districts – and they definitely heard about it over the weekend.

Newspapers from across the country covered President Biden and Congressional Democrats' bill to create millions of good-paying, union jobs rebuilding America's infrastructure. Sadly for House Republicans, most of their hometown papers put the news on the front page.

Below is a sampling of what Republicans saw in their morning papers this weekend:

From the Speaker's Press Office:

As House Democrats work to lower costs for working Americans and put families first, House Republicans are making clear that their agenda doesn't include any actual support for parents – sending a full memo to their caucus opposing paid family leave policies supported by 84 percent of Americans.

From the Speaker's Press Office:

Last week, House Republicans voted unanimously to default on our debt, kill six million jobs, rip away $15 trillion in household wealth, stop paychecks to members of our military, and freeze Social Security payments to seniors.

Over the weekend, the Washington Post Editorial Board called out Washington Republicans for their decision to risk the full faith and credit of the United States.