White House Dings Tommy Tuberville for Boasting on Funding He Voted Against
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) may have voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the summer of 2021, but that didn’t keep him from proudly announcing Friday the commencement of a bridge project in his home state that was made possible with money from that legislation—a fact that many criticized him for, including the White House.
“Proud to announce that the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project will be receiving a $550 million grant from the Department of Transportation,” Tuberville wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, along with a statement from his office. “This is a HUGE WIN for Mobile, the state of Alabama, and the entire Southeast region.”
The White House, which has called out Republicans for similar behavior, didn’t appreciate the discrepancy between the former Auburn University football coach’s current sentiment and past actions.