Get the facts: How Iowa representatives voted on federal investments used to fund water infrastructure projects
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) was in Sheldon recently to tout the completion of a major water project. But money used to fund that project came from a law the congressman voted against in Congress in 2021.Feenstra was there Tuesday as the city celebrated the connection of its water treatment plant to the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. The money for the project came from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law.”We have this great ability to have the water we need good clean drinking water, and good to help as we grow businesses in our communities and grow our families,” Feenstra said. Feenstra was one of 200 Republicans to vote against the bill in November 2021 in Congress. Biden signed the bill into law a couple of weeks later.KCCI reached out to his office to ask why.In a statement, a spokesperson for the congressman said: “Congressman Feenstra has been consistent in his support for America’s aging roads, bridges, and infrastructure. However, like far too many Washington D.C. proposals, Biden’s plan funded billions in unrelated projects and programs that did nothing to improve our infrastructure. Randy will continue to fight for a common sense approach that funds these needed improvements while putting an end to Washington D.C.’s out-of-control spending. That’s why he voted to oppose the bill.”Feenstra wasn’t the only congressman praising infrastructure projects Tuesday. In Ankeny, Congressman Zach Nunn touted a $750,000 investment to build a new water tower.”As a member of Congress, it’s a privilege to be able to work with great leaders who have made this a priority for us to be able to serve all of our community in one of the fastest growing cities right here in Iowa,” Nunn said.But that project is funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, signed into law just last month. Nunn voted for that piece of legislation in 2023.KCCI reached out to Nunn’s office for comment as well. A spokesperson said funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 was also used to fund another water project in Bondurant.» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from KCCI
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) was in Sheldon recently to tout the completion of a major water project. But money used to fund that project came from a law the congressman voted against in Congress in 2021.
Feenstra was there Tuesday as the city celebrated the connection of its water treatment plant to the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. The money for the project came from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law.
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“We have this great ability to have the water we need good clean drinking water, and good to help as we grow businesses in our communities and grow our families,” Feenstra said.
Feenstra was one of 200 Republicans to vote against the bill in November 2021 in Congress. Biden signed the bill into law a couple of weeks later.
KCCI reached out to his office to ask why.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the congressman said:
“Congressman Feenstra has been consistent in his support for America’s aging roads, bridges, and infrastructure. However, like far too many Washington D.C. proposals, Biden’s plan funded billions in unrelated projects and programs that did nothing to improve our infrastructure. Randy will continue to fight for a common sense approach that funds these needed improvements while putting an end to Washington D.C.’s out-of-control spending. That’s why he voted to oppose the bill.”
Feenstra wasn’t the only congressman praising infrastructure projects Tuesday. In Ankeny, Congressman Zach Nunn touted a $750,000 investment to build a new water tower.
“As a member of Congress, it’s a privilege to be able to work with great leaders who have made this a priority for us to be able to serve all of our community in one of the fastest growing cities right here in Iowa,” Nunn said.
But that project is funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, signed into law just last month. Nunn voted for that piece of legislation in 2023.
KCCI reached out to Nunn’s office for comment as well. A spokesperson said funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 was also used to fund another water project in Bondurant.
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