Rashida Tlaib couldn’t use Air Force One to fly to Detroit because she voted against infrastructure

‘Squad’ member representative Rashida Tlaib had to book her own trip to her hometown of Detroit after the president Joe Biden He was dropped from the manifesto for Air Force One after refusing to vote for his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

Tlaib was part of a group of progressive people in the House, including members of the ‘squad’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ilhan Omari (Min.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) who won’t deliver the budget — even as a pair of Michigan Republicans helped provide the vote to Biden’s top legislative achievement so far at the top.

He referred to Biden in his remarks at an electric car-maker General Motors factory – but did not ride on the president’s plane.

A White House official confirmed to DailyMail.com that the invitation had been extended to members of the Congressional field who voted for the infrastructure bill – although Tlaib was at the event.

Biden mentioned his name in his remarks – and he still needs his vote for the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better package that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to bring in as soon as this week.

‘Also I would like to thank the representative – where are the representatives called? I want to thank him for the passport in the city – in your district. Thank you. I appreciate it very much,’ Biden said.

The invitation to the MPs who voted for the bill was ‘just’ ABC News First reported by quoting an anonymous administration official.

He actually screamed in front of other Michigan Democrats — Joe Biden thanked him personally, praising each doll.

He said Sen. Debbie Stabeno ‘given for the Michigan autoworkers.’ Sen. Gary Peters “played a key role in securing $65 billion for high-speed Internet,” he said.

Biden Praises Michigan Democrats Who Voted for His Infrastructure Bill

An official said the invitation to Air Force One went to only those members who supported the bill.

Tlaib (third from left) and fellow ‘squad’ members withdrew their votes, saying the first want to pass Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which is fraught with social spending. She tweeted from the Detroit factory: ‘Let’s close the deal and do the BBB’

But, let me tell you: The infrastructure legislation I signed on Monday wouldn’t have been possible without a Michigan congressional delegation. This is not an exaggeration.

Rep. Alyssa Slotkin ‘knows that competitive edge around the world depends on the strength of our industrial base here,’ said Rep. Dan Kildy, ‘became a leading voice for infrastructure investment in small towns and communities’ and said that Representative Haley Stevens ran for office to fix Michigan’s roads and bridges. Well, you’re delivering, baby. You are delivering.’

He said that Rep. Andy Levine ‘fought like hell to make sure this law got us to replace lead pipes in Michigan and across America,’ Brenda Lawrence was a ‘major fighter’ for clean water , and called Debbie Dingell ‘great’. friend’ whom he calls for advice when he is in trouble.

Representative Rashida Tlaib voted against a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, Biden said Wednesday

“Friends, it is not an exaggeration to say that this delegation is laser focused on your needs – the needs of the people of Michigan and the American people – and your concerns,” Biden said.

The snub comes amid growing concerns by some Democratic strategists that it is seen as catering to the ‘wake’ if the party risks losing the election next year, following Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory in the Virginia governor’s race. After avoiding issues of education and going after Critical Race Theory .

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Without the votes of a faction of progressives, Democratic leaders had to seek Republican votes to pass the bill.

Two Michigan Republicans voted for the bill, including Rep. Fred Upton, who received death threats as a result. He issued a voicemail saying he received it after the vote saying: ‘I hope you die. I hope everyone in your f—— family will die’ and call him ‘traitor’.