{"id":2206936,"date":"2024-03-26T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T19:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:45:07","slug":"biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden advocates for federal government to cover full Baltimore Bridge reconstruction expenses, acknowledges it will be a lengthy process"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-pushes-for-federal-gov-to-pay-for-entire-cost-of-rebuilding-baltimore-bridge-but-says-it-will-take-some-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President \u200dJoe Biden has pledged full federal\u2064 funding for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in\u2062 Baltimore. Despite \u200cthe \u200cbridge&#8217;s 1.6-mile span being a crucial part\u2064 of Interstate 695, \u200dBiden emphasized the need for time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigators-made-worrying-discovery-under-california-interstate-before-devastating-arson-damaged-roadway\/\" title=\"Investigators Made Worrying Discovery Under California Interstate Before Devastating Arson Damaged Roadway\">restore normal traffic flow<\/a>. \u2062The \u200bPresident assured Congress of his commitment to covering \u2062the reconstruction costs, aiming to support the city through the process. Your summary effectively captures President Joe Biden&#8217;s commitment to providing full federal funding for the \u200dreconstruction of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. It emphasizes the\u2063 significance \u200dof the bridge&#8217;s role in Interstate 695 and Biden&#8217;s acknowledgment of the time required to normalize traffic. The President&#8217;s assurance to Congress showcases \u200bhis dedication to assisting the\u2064 city with the \u200breconstruction \u2062efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden promised on Tuesday that the federal government would pay the entire cost to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after the structure collapsed early Tuesday morning when a container ship struck one of its support beams.<\/p>\n<p>Biden spoke during a press conference at the White House following the collapse of the 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-people-were-on-baltimore-bridge-at-time-of-collapse-ship-issued-a-mayday-before-collision-authorities\/\" title=\"Authorities report that 8 individuals were on the Baltimore bridge when it collapsed, with the ship issuing a mayday before the collision occurred\">6-mile-long bridge<\/a> and said he would push for Congress to approve the funding to rebuild the bridge, but warned that it will \u201ctake some time\u201d before traffic once again flows as normal. The bridge is part of Interstate 695, also known as the Baltimore Beltway, and is a major crossing of the Patapsco River used by roughly 30,000 vehicles each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect Congress to support my effort,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThis is going to take some time, and the people of Baltimore can count on us though to stick with them at every step of the way until the port is reopened and the bridge is rebuilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pres. Biden vows the &#8220;federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing&#8221; Baltimore&#8217;s Francis Scott Key bridge after its collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether the shipping company should be held responsible, Biden says: &#8220;That could be, but we&#8217;re not going to wait for that.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Z4QgrOKsY\">pic.twitter.com\/7Z4QgrOKsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1772673289694933292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The president added that he\u2019s \u201cdirected [his] team to move heaven and earth to open the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden says he has directed his team to &#8220;move heaven and earth&#8221; to reopen the port and rebuild Baltimore&#8217;s Francis Scott Key bridge &#8220;as soon as humanly possible,&#8221; as 850,000 vehicles go through port annually and more than 30,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYwf52rZk2\">pic.twitter.com\/HYwf52rZk2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1772674379874230767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said Tuesday morning that eight people were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when it collapsed. He added that two of the eight people have been accounted for as emergency responders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapses-resulting-in-mass-casualty-event-after-its-struck-by-cargo-ship\/\" title=\"Baltimore Bridge Collapse Leads to 'Mass Casualty' Incident Following Collision with Cargo Ship\">including dive teams<\/a>, continue their search and rescue operation for at least six others. State and federal authorities have maintained that all evidence in the bridge collapse \u201cpoints to an accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As emergency responders and crews continue to work around the bridge wreckage, all vessel traffic arriving in or leaving the Port of Baltimore has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2024\/03\/26\/port-of-baltimore-suspends-vessel-traffic-after-key-bridge-collapses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Construction on the Francis Scott Key Bridge began in 1972 and was completed five years later. The bridge was built at an estimated cost of $141 million, which is around $743 million in today\u2019s dollars, CNS Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/cnsmaryland.org\/2024\/03\/26\/the-history-of-baltimores-key-bridge\/#:~:text=Bridge%20construction,%24743%20million%20in%20today's%20dollars.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. The port is one of America\u2019s most heavily <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.maryland.gov\/news\/press\/pages\/governor-moore-announces-new-port-of-baltimore-cargo-records.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trafficked<\/a> and set a record last year with 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo and 11.7 million tons of general cargo coming into the port. No other port in the U.S. handles as many car and light truck shipments as Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711286276343000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0fBaWjje6IONihcMZ4R_jT\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The bridge collapse marks yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-now-know-what-caused-the-faa-outage\/\" title=\"We Now Know What Caused the FAA Outage\">transportation disaster<\/a> the Biden administration must respond to. Last year, a Norfolk Southern train <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/controlled-burn-of-toxic-chemicals-that-unleashed-mushroom-cloud-over-east-palestine-wasnt-necessary-federal-official-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">derailed<\/a> in East Palestine, Ohio, resulting in a controlled burn of toxic chemicals that were released into the air and affected local residents.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was slammed for waiting a year before he visited East Palestine and was met with disappointed East Palestine residents when he made the trip to the small town last month.\u00a0When asked if he would visit Baltimore following the bridge collapse, Biden said he plans to \u201cas quickly I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden assured full federal funding for Baltimore&#8217;s Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction after a container ship caused its collapse. 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