Oklahoma lawmakers vote against bill that includes state projects

Enid News

By Kaitlyn Deggs and Kaleigh Tingelstad, Gaylord News

July 6, 2021

WASHINGTON — The Republican Oklahoma House delegation, including three members who submitted large road project requests, voted against a massive infrastructure bill making its way through Congress.

Reps. Stephanie Bice, Tom Cole and Frank Lucas, who asked for projects totaling about $55 million, joined with other House Republicans in a mostly party-line vote.

The $715 billion surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure legislation focuses on fixing existing roads and bridges, along with record investments in transit, rail, rural and underserved areas, in addition to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.

The bill passed by a mostly partisan vote, as all Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while all but two Republicans voted against.

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