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Biden vows to reopen Baltimore port, rebuild collapsed Key Bridge (thehill.com)

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President Biden vowed Tuesday to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed into the water when a cargo ship rammed into it, echoing what some Maryland officials said earlier but adding that he expects the federal government to foot the bill.

“It’s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect the Congress to support my effort,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “This is going to take some time, but the people of Baltimore can count on us though to stick with them at every step of the way until the port is reopen and the bridge is rebuilt.”

He said he spoke with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday morning, as well as Maryland officials including its congressional delegation and two U.S. senators. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to the Baltimore site.

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[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 69 points 7 months ago

I’m pretty sure they were going to do that with or without him. the party responsible for the incident should be the one fitting the bill

[-] tiramichu@lemm.ee 130 points 7 months ago

Yes, but ascertaining liability and securing a payout is a process that may take many years of being dragged through the courts, if it is even successful at all.

The government making money available immediately does help get things going with less uncertainty about who can foot the bill.

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 25 points 7 months ago

Bridges are fucking expensive, I'm not certain if the government will be able to recover a significant portion of the cost.

[-] popcap200@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago

Someone doesn't remember the 9/11 responder funding, hurricane funding, the rhetoric around COVID funding, etc. etc.

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

People keep saying “Key Bridge” and idk if they’re referring to the name or the fact that it’s a vital port for the east coast

[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Yes.

[-] neptune@dmv.social 8 points 7 months ago

The vital Key Bridge

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Well, obviously.

Its not like they are gonna go "you know what, it can't fall any further, lets just leave well enough alone."

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I mean he could've shown up 2 weeks late, and starting throwing Paper Towels at people.

Because if you'll remember that is all our former president did and it led to 2975 People Dying

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

By himself, with fused vertebrae? Doubt.

[-] anticolonialist@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

They wouldn't want reconstruction money coming from the $1b cop city project

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