"Folks over at Bluesky dug into the specific language of the reauthorization bill and found it was inserted by Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas."
It's always funny (both haha and sad) to me which sacrificial lamb the parties convince to push something like this forward. It signals so much about their intent. If they wanted lots of coverage, they would pick a much more recognized person within the party as a champion to push something forward. For stuff they want to sneak in, they pick someone much more obscure. This protects the more recognized from catching any blow back. This poor guy is probably barely known in his home state, so he's probably using it as a "happy just to be mentioned" type of coverage.
It's always funny (both haha and sad) to me which sacrificial lamb the parties convince to push something like this forward. It signals so much about their intent. If they wanted lots of coverage, they would pick a much more recognized person within the party as a champion to push something forward. For stuff they want to sneak in, they pick someone much more obscure. This protects the more recognized from catching any blow back. This poor guy is probably barely known in his home state, so he's probably using it as a "happy just to be mentioned" type of coverage.