“In the infrastructure bill that just passed the House, “only 10% is actual infrastructure.”
Lisa McClain
U.S. Rep. R-Mich.. a tweet. Claim dated 6 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The notion that just 10% of the infrastructure bill is “actual infrastructure” is a version of a Republican talking point that was inaccurate months ago and has been rendered even more inaccurate by changes to the bill.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Lisa McClain (U.S. Rep. R-Mich.) made this claim around 6 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 November 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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