Posted 4/5/2024, 1:16:00 PM
Biden Visits Collapsed Bridge Site, Pushes Congress to Fund Rebuild with American Steel and Union Jobs
- Biden visited the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and called for Congress to fund rebuilding it with union labor and American steel
- The port could partially reopen by end of March as military and partners work to clear the shipping channel blocked by the bridge collapse
- 6 construction workers were killed when the bridge collapsed; Biden met with victims' families and honored their work
- The goal is to restore normal shipping capacity by May 31; the port handles up to $200 million in cargo daily
- White House asks Congress to authorize federal government to cover 100% of cleanup and rebuild costs, rather than separate funding request