Cori Bush ripped for 'jaw-dropping' hypocrisy on key issue amid comeback House bid

By Fox News · Fox News

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. UNEARTHED RECORDS TORPEDO CORI BUSH'S NEW CLAIM ABOUT 'BILLIONS' IN FUNDING SHE DELIVERED TO DISTRICT "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 no…