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Cori Bush ripped for ‘jaw-dropping’ hypocrisy on key issue amid comeback House bid
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Former Missouri «Squad» Rep. Cori Bush, who is seeking to reclaim the seat she lost in 2024, recently complained on social media that Congress doesn’t prioritize public transit funding—even though she once was part of a cohort of radical lawmakers who voted against a bill providing billions for transit improvements because it didn’t allocate enough money for their far-left agenda.
Bush was just one of five other Democratic Party lawmakers, all part of the progressive group dubbed «The Squad,» who voted against the 2021 bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, despite it allocating up to $108 billion for public transit investments. Bush and her other far-left colleagues at the time wanted more money to also be allocated to environmental and social programs, like funding for universal pre-K, Medicare and Medicaid expansions, affordable housing, green infrastructure, a Civilian Climate Corps, and also included oil drilling and leasing bans.
At the time of «The Squad’s» stand against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Bush argued that she «didn’t come to Congress to allow [her constituents’] priorities to be put on a shelf.»
Meanwhile, Bush lamented to her followers on social media last week – amid her run to regain her position in the House – that funding for public transit is not prioritized in Congress. She implied this was a major problem because transit funding, Bush said, «is essential in meeting the most basic needs» of her constituents.
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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., delivers her concession speech during a primary election watch party on Aug. 6, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
«Reliable transit service is essential in meeting the most basic needs of St. Louis,» Bush said to her social media followers. «Unfortunately, transit funding is not prioritized in Congress. That changes when I return to Washington, as I’ll continue fighting for legislation that benefits us.»
Republican campaign experts balked at Bush’s stump message to voters, including longtime campaign strategist Colin Reed, who noted how «Campaign rhetoric has a nasty habit of colliding with contradictory votes from the past, and undermining politicians’ credibility and trust.»
Colin Reed, GOP strategist and co-founder of South and Hill Strategies who served as the former campaign manager to former Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. (South and Hill)
In her social media post complaining about the lack of emphasis on public transit funding in Congress, Bush included an image of her at what appears to be a bus stop touting how she «introduced legislation to fund bus and light rail projects at a greater scale.»
While previously in Congress, Bush introduced two public transit-related bills, the Bus Rapid Transit Act and the Light Rail Transit Act, which sought to establish federal grant programs through the Federal Transit Administration to provide funding for upgrading transit infrastructure nationwide.
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When reached for comment and asked to explain the discrepancy between her complaints about Congress not prioritizing public transit funding, and Bush’s own neglect of such funding when other measures were on the chopping block, her campaign said the former congresswoman was «clear and consistent» in explaining that her ‘no» vote was because the bipartisan infrastructure bill was decoupled from the left’s Build Back Better bill that contained an array of aggressive social and environmental policies.
«Universal pre-K, expanded Medicare, the Child Tax Credit, and lower prescription drug prices were all policies that Missouri’s 1st District sent the Congresswoman to DC to win,» a Bush campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital. «She’s been clear and consistent on this: her vote was because the infrastructure bill was uncoupled from Build Back Better, which contained those policies. With so much on the line for St. Louis and the nation, the Congresswoman wanted to fight for more, not settle for less.»
The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri with the famed Gateway Arch along the Mississippi River (iStock)
Bush rose to political prominence as a Black Lives Matter activist during the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri protest following the police officer involved shooting death of Michael Brown. In 2020, Bush upset longtime incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr., becoming the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress.
During her time on Capitol Hill, she aligned with «Squad» politicians like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who have been advocates for radical proposals to defund the police, socialize medical care, push environmental justice and more.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., talks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol about members’ security after the murder of Charlie Kirk on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«If this is the best Cori Bush has to offer the same Missouri voters who already bounced her out of office, the sequel is shaping up to have a similar ending to the last campaign,» Reed said of Bush’s campaign stumping ahead of her upcoming election in November.
«No wonder Cori Bush restricts comments on her X account posts, because her hypocrisy knows no bounds and deserves to be called out by the American people,» Mark Bednar, who served as head of communications for now-former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, told Fox News Digital.
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«Whether it’s driving an SUV but demanding everyone else must live under the Green New Deal, spending thousands on private security while calling to defund the police, or now trying to hide from her own voting record, Cori Bush’s hypocrisy is nothing short of jaw-dropping,» Bednar continued. «The voters of St. Louis have already rejected her once, and it shouldn’t be a surprise if it happens again this election cycle.»
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El dictador Miguel Díaz-Canel dijo que mantiene conversaciones con EEUU en medio de la crisis energética de Cuba
El dictador de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, confirmó este viernes que su régimen sostiene conversaciones con representantes del gobierno de Estados Unidos con el objetivo de buscar soluciones a las diferencias existentes entre ambos países. Luego del anuncio, brindó una conferencia de prensa.
Las declaraciones se produjeron tras recientes intercambios orientados a identificar y resolver los principales temas que afectan la relación entre La Habana y Washington.
Según lo expresado por Díaz-Canel, las charlas con EEUU se desarrollan en un contexto internacional que ha facilitado el acercamiento. El cubano sostuvo que el propósito principal es “identificar cuáles son los problemas bilaterales que necesitan una solución a partir de la gravedad que tienen, de la incidencia que tienen”. Además, subrayó la importancia de encontrar soluciones que beneficien a los pueblos de ambas naciones.
“Hace más de tres meses que no entra ningún barco de combustible”, sostuvo en declaraciones a la prensa; al tiempo que acotó: “Que no ingrese petróleo genera un impacto inconmensurable en la vida de nuestro pueblo”.
Preguntado sobre los contactos con la Administración Trump, remarcó: “Estos son procesos que se hacen con mucha discreción. Son procesos largos. Todo lleva un tiempo. Estamos en las fases iniciales de ese proceso“.
“Funcionarios cubanos sostuvieron recientemente conversaciones con representantes del gobierno de EEUU para buscar, por la vía del diálogo, soluciones para las diferencias que tenemos. El objetivo es detectar los problemas bilaterales, cuáles son las vías, ver si hay voluntad de las partes y encontrar áreas de cooperación”, describió.
Luego sostuvo que “es todo un proceso muy sensible que se aborda con responsabilidad y mucha seriedad. En esos intercambios hemos expresado nuestra voluntad de continuar el proceso bajo el principio de la igualdad y el respeto de ambos países».
En un mensaje drigido a la nación minutos antes de la rueda de prensa, el dictador enfatizó en la necesidad de determinar la disposición de ambas partes para concretar acciones conjuntas. Entre los puntos abordados, reiteró la identificación de áreas de cooperación para enfrentar amenazas comunes y garantizar la seguridad y la paz, tanto en los dos países como en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.
“Identificar áreas de cooperación para enfrentar las amenazas y garantizar la seguridad y la paz de ambas naciones, y también en la región donde desarrollamos nuestra vida, que es la región de América Latina y el Caribe”, detalló Díaz-Canel.
En su intervención, recordó que no es práctica del liderazgo de la revolución cubana responder a “campañas especulativas” sobre este tipo de temas, dado el carácter “sensible” de las negociaciones. “Se trata de un tema que se desarrolla como parte de un proceso muy sensible”, insistió.
El líder cubano aseguró que, en los intercambios, la parte de Cuba ha expresado su voluntad de llevar adelante el proceso sobre la base del respeto a los sistemas políticos de ambos Estados, así como de la soberanía y la autodeterminación de sus gobiernos. “Esto se ha planteado tomando en cuenta un sentido de reciprocidad y de apego al derecho internacional”, puntualizó.
“La culpa no es del gobierno, no es de la revolución. La culpa es del bloqueo enérgetico que nos han impuesto”, justificó.
Las conversaciones entre La Habana y Washington se producen en un momento en el que la isla está sumida en una profunda crisis política, económica y social.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, había asegurado en varias ocasiones durante las últimas semanas que representantes de su gobierno estaban manteniendo contactos con autoridades de la isla. La Habana lo había negado.
Este jueves, el régimen anunció la excarcelación de 51 presos después de mantener contactos con El Vaticano. El comunicado del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores sobre esta decisión no hacía ninguna mención a EEUU.
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Top House Republicans are eyeing a surge in military funding as the U.S. continues its joint operation with Israel against Iran, and some are arguing that a second «big, beautiful bill» is the vehicle to get it done.
Republicans are discussing the possibility of supplemental funding to aid the U.S. effort as Iran continues to retaliate against allies in the region.
Senior House GOP lawmakers told Fox News Digital that the resulting heightened national security environment means that Congress has a responsibility to ensure the Armed Forces are prepared for whatever threats may arise. At the same time, they’re skeptical that Democrats will provide the votes necessary to pass such a funding bill through traditional means.
«They are certainly not going to spend an additional dime on the military, on security, on any of the things that we care about,» Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital of the opposing party. «The threats around the world have never been higher. They’ve never been greater. And we have to recapitalize after four just disastrous years of President Biden completely decimating our military.»
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Mourners reach out to coffins during a funeral for people killed during the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Isfahan, Iran, on March 5, 2026. (Payman Shahsanaei/ISNA via AP)
«So this conflict right now, and the future of our country and our Western values, have to be secured by additional defense spending, which can only happen in a reconciliation bill.»
Republicans passed a sweeping tax and policy bill last summer dubbed President Donald Trump’s landmark One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. It was done via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in power to change broad swaths of fiscal law while sidelining the minority party — in this case, Democrats.
It makes that possible by lowering the threshold for advancing legislation in the Senate from 60 votes to a simple majority, lining it up with the House.
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House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said he believed an additional funding package for Iran was inevitable but added, «The politics are such that there’s no guarantee that the supplemental will pass.»
«On top of that, the president has been talking about a big capital investment to modernize the military,» Arrington told Fox News Digital.
«If we can’t get Democrats to support either of those endeavors — I think we’ve got a better chance of getting support on an emergency supplemental than we do on a one-time capital investment — but I think that reconciliation may be the only train leaving the station that could address those important things.»
Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger speaks during a press conference with other members of the Republican Study Committee as well as members of House Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Pfluger also signaled a broader path: «Is it specific to Iran or is it more general and more broad to just increasing defense spending and making sure that our military has what they need to deter Iran and others? I think that’s probably the more likely path.»
However, he noted that reconciliation meant that spending would likely have to be offset by cuts elsewhere, something that could appease fiscal hawks wary of bloated spending levels.
«So where do we find the savings? I’ve got some ideas on that. I think it’s related to fraud. I think there’s a lot of money to be saved when we look at fraud, like what happened in Minnesota with the daycares and the billions of dollars that went out the window there,» Pfluger said.
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The idea of a second reconciliation bill has already been met with skepticism by a significant number of Republicans, many of whom have cited the GOP’s razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate.
But a senior House Republican who also spoke with Fox News Digital argued that the situation in Iran could bring the unity Republicans need.
«That would be the biggest motivating factor in another reconciliation bill,» the lawmaker said.
Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington speaks at a news conference after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 22, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
And Pfluger pointed out that there was precedent — Democrats passed two reconciliation bills themselves when they last controlled Congress at the beginning of former President Joe Biden’s term.
«We should remind ourselves that they stuck together, and they were able to do that. So should we,» he said.
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But Arrington warned that lawmakers would have to move fast for something to be attainable.
«The window is closing, and I don’t see us being able to do a reconciliation bill if we get past the spring, because we’ll be too close to the election,» Arrington said.
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