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Where Things Stand: GOPers Are Giving Us History-Rewriting Deja-Vu

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) listens as FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson speaks during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on November 3, 2021 i... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) listens as FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson speaks during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Dickson said that Boeing still has more work to do in the wake of the crashes of two 737 MAX jets. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) MORE LESS

November 17, 2021 6:20 p.m.

Remember the last time Republicans took credit for legislation they actively opposed?

We reported earlier today that anti-BIF Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) lauded the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill just hours after President Biden signed it into law this week, praising at least one element of the package that will provide crucial funding to complete construction work on one of his “top priorities” as a lawmaker — the Birmingham Northern Beltline, a six-lane bypass route around Birmingham, Alabama.

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