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'It was bad strategy by our leadership': Bacon defends infrastructure vote

Bacon says he knows the contents of the bill he and others voted for

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Congressman Don Bacon was passionate Tuesday in defending his vote on the infrastructure bill that narrowly passed through the house last week.

“It was a bi-partisan bill and it should have stayed that way,” said Bacon, a Republican.

While 13 Republican House members, and 19 Republican Senators, including Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, voted for the bill, he says he’s been targeted on social media by conservatives upset about his vote.

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