For what serious reason why?

 

Republicans can't help messing with success. In this case, messing with success means massive failure.

But hey, they're Republicans. Sanity doesn't apply.

House GOP seeks billions in cuts to rail, water infrastructure spending

Here are some excerpts from this painful-to-read article.

"A series of GOP bills to finance the federal government in 2024 would wipe out billions of dollars meant to repair the nation’s aging infrastructure, potentially undercutting a 2021 law that was one of Washington’s rare recent bipartisan achievements."

"The emerging House battle underscores the massive chasm between Democrats and Republicans over the nation’s fiscal health, only weeks after the two parties brokered what was thought to be a political truce."

"Two years after Congress approved $55 billion to improve the nation’s water supply, for example, House Republicans last week proposed to eliminate $1.7 billion from the two primary federal sources for drinking water and wastewater grants to states."

"After weeks of haggling, House appropriators are expected to finalize that bill this week. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, the top Democrat on the panel, described the spending measure in a recent hearing as “one of the most harmful attacks on America’s efforts to tackle climate change.” "

Government shutdown, here we come.  But not down the tracks, because they're cutting funding for that, too.