Oklahoma's Republican congressional delegation remain critical of infrastructure plan

The Duncan Banner

By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter

December 1, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY — Members of Oklahoma’s Republican congressional delegation remained critical this week of the federal government’s recently-approved $1.2 trillion infrastructure investment, even as it became clearer how the more than $5.5 billion allocated for Oklahoma would be divvied up for state roads and bridges, improving water supplies and expanding broadband internet access.

Although 13 House Republicans voted for the infrastructure bill, none of the Oklahoma delegation supported it. Some Democrats also opposed it.

A number of Republican U.S. senators supported the measure, but James Lankford and James Inhofe were among the 30 opposed to it. Inhofe said he helped author part of an earlier infrastructure measure, which he argued was set aside in favor of Democratic priorities.

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