On Sunday, GOP Representative Maria Elvira Salazar was being interviewed by CBS Miami when she was asked whether she had supported three significant bills. Despite bragging about the funding the bills had brought to her district, in the interview, Salazar repeatedly implied that she couldn’t remember whether she had actually voted for or against them.
Unable to answer
“Right now, you have to give me more details,” Salazar said when asked if she had supported the three pieces of major legislation by host Jim DeFede. “I need to ask my staff.”
Trio of bills
The three bills in question were the omnibus bill that funded the government in 2023, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Poor memory
“I cannot really remember right now,” Salazar deferred when pressed on her voting record. Eventually, she became annoyed. “Aren’t you proud of me?” She asked. “Aren’t you proud of the $40 million that I’ve brought?”
Money problems
The three bills represent more than $3 trillion in government spending. As Salazar boasted, millions of that have directly benefited her district, which is in Miami.
Hypocritical
In fact, Salazar opposed all three bills. In December, she explained that she voted against “reckless spending for an already bloated federal government.”
Taking the money
“They love to vote no but take the dough,’ New York City Councilmember Justin Brannan wrote on X in response to a clip of Salazar’s interview. The phrase has become commonly used by Democrats to criticize Republicans who oppose legislation but subsequently celebrate the funding that legislation provides their constituents.
Online criticism
“The host is a true journalist holding politicians feet on fire and shining a giant spotlight on their hypocrisy and lies!” a user on X commented under a clip of Salazar’s interview. “We need more of these kinds of interviews tearing into their lies and hypocrisy!” [sic]
Celebrating wins
In September, Rep. Salazar celebrated the “impressive facilities” being constructed at Miami airport. However, the improvements were enabled in part by the Infrastructure bill that Salazar had loudly opposed as a “new law the Democratic socialists are trying to push down our throats.”
More hypocrisy
Salazar also touted the creation of a tech hub in Miami, which was funded by the CHIPS and Science bill that she voted against. A spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee called Salazar’s change of heart “exactly the sort of insincere behavior that the public hates.”
Further example
In late 2022, as the 2023 omnibus funding bill was nearing passage, Republican Representative Mike Garcia wrote that he was “voting no on this bill obviously.” “We can’t afford it as Americans,” he claimed.
How things change
However, about six months later, Garcia sent out a mailer to his constituents bragging about the millions of dollars he had secured for the district. “I work hard to secure critical funds for our community every year,” he bragged. However, most of the money came from the omnibus bill he had loudly opposed.
Yet another example
In June 2023, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville wrote that it was “great to see Alabama receive crucial funds to boost ongoing broadband efforts.” The $1.6 billion came from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, established by the 2021 infrastructure bill — which Tuberville voted against.
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