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Some of the Republicans who voted against the infrastructure bill, then lobbied for money for money from it are facing tight re-election races. Among them: Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar (who signed 2) and California Rep. David Valadao (who signed 5). Two of those letters:

Rand Paul's spokesperson told me: “Opposition to a spending bill does not always mean opposition to the goal of that spending; opposition to a spending bill can mean opposition to spending that adds to the deficit and is not offset with spending cuts elsewhere." Some letters:

In public, Sen. Tuberville said the infrastructure law was “using fuzzy math and IOU’s to hide the real cost." Here's his letter appealling to Buttigieg “as a former mayor, you understand better than anyone the time and money that goes into applying for highly competitive grants"

Among those who wrote to the Transportation Department asking for money they voted against: Tom Emmer, the head of the House Republicans' campaign arm, who called the bill a "socialist wish list." Here's Emmer's letter asking for money to go to Minnesota: