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Joe Biden: Government Will Pay ‘Entire Cost’ of Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge
Breitbart ^ | 03/26/2024 | KRISTINA WONG

Posted on 03/26/2024 12:41:37 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

President Joe Biden said the government would pay the “entire cost” of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, after a cargo ship hit the bridge after losing power early Tuesday morning.

“It’s my intention that we will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge. I expect the Congress to support my effort,” Biden said in a White House press conference. “It’s gonna take some time. And the people of Baltimore can count on us, though, to stick with that every step of the way until the port is reopened and the bridge is rebuilt. We’re not leaving until this job is done.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: baltimore; baltimorebridge; biden; fjb; fskbridge; government; pandering; rebuilding
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To: BigFreakinToad

This is frightening, and spot on.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/1772675651599770093?s=46&t=t4H6ikZCRslMYnKedBNoyA


81 posted on 03/26/2024 2:08:30 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: BigFreakinToad

Has obamas library been built yet?


82 posted on 03/26/2024 2:09:23 PM PDT by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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To: TiGuy22

>How is this a federal issue?

It’s I695 which is an Interstate highway.


83 posted on 03/26/2024 2:09:27 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maryland is one of a handful of safe states for Biden, so his electioneering will have little impact. The only people who will give much thought to this, come November, are Maryland voters. The rest of the country will have switched their focus to any number of crises that will likely erupt between now and election day. But people will notice the inflation they have to deal with every day, which will only get worse with the pressure this disaster will put on our supply chains.


84 posted on 03/26/2024 2:11:19 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Huskrrrr
In 1980, Florida's Sunshine Skyway bridge was taken down by a ship. The replacement cost was $230 million, with $105 million of that coming from the Federal Highway Administration and the balance coming from the state of Florida -- funded by tolls on the new bridge:

"Drivers making the trek in a standard two-axle vehicle can expect to pay $1.75 in cash. Three-axle vehicles now pay $3.50, four-axle vehicles pay $5.25, and five-axle vehicles pay $7" [discounted by roughly a third with the Sun Pass].

The tolls for the Key bridge?? 2-axle, $6.00 ; 3-axle, $12.00 ; 4-axle, $18.00 ; 5-axle, $36.00. Yikes.

85 posted on 03/26/2024 2:14:19 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

20 bucks says they will use this as an ad on tv saying how strong Biden in during a crisis by using tax dollars to rebuild.


another $20 says it won’t happen for at least 10 years.


86 posted on 03/26/2024 2:15:34 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: alancarp

(The Maryland E-Z Pass does discount these bridge tolls by a third)


87 posted on 03/26/2024 2:16:20 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Will they rename it the “Freddie Gray Bridge”?


88 posted on 03/26/2024 2:17:13 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: DEPcom

Blackrock (or some other Hedge Fund) probably owns the Insurance AND reinsurance companies.


89 posted on 03/26/2024 2:19:44 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Hey, President Potato, why should I pay for a bridge that was damaged in old Baltimore?   Did I pilot my ship into their bridge?
90 posted on 03/26/2024 2:21:31 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: MHT

Ohio votes Trump, Maryland is Demcrat.


91 posted on 03/26/2024 2:21:37 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: When do we get liberated?

It’s called subrogation.


92 posted on 03/26/2024 2:22:13 PM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Red Badger

“I would think that the ship’s owner has insurance that would pay..................”

One or more insurance companies will almost certainly pay eventually, but sorting out which companies pay and proportioning liability among them (possibly in court) could take years before any of them pay anything.


93 posted on 03/26/2024 2:22:34 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Huskrrrr

I think Lloyds of London might be in for a big part of the costs.


94 posted on 03/26/2024 2:30:46 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Um...shouldn’t we know how much the ship’s insurer will pay first, as well as what’s recoverable through civil actions against the owners?

I smell a whole lot of corruption coming...


95 posted on 03/26/2024 2:33:09 PM PDT by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Meanwhile in East Palestine .


96 posted on 03/26/2024 2:36:20 PM PDT by Free Louie
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To: rigelkentaurus
"This bridge is in Baltimore, ..."

The bridge is not in Baltimore. It is outside Baltimore
in Baltimore County and Ann Arundel County. The state of
Maryland is responsible for the bridge's maintenance.
But it is close to the city of Baltimore.
You can see Baltimore from the bridge.

97 posted on 03/26/2024 2:38:13 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Again Biden you are NOT king! spending originates in the house.


98 posted on 03/26/2024 2:38:51 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: RightOnTheBorder

Imagine all the endangered snails that might be hurt if it is rebuilt!


99 posted on 03/26/2024 2:39:42 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Remember first of all Briben is an advanced dementia patient on top of being pathological liar. Chances are fairly good he just spouted off to promote himself as he is seriously brain damaged.

Who pays for it could, if not probably take years.


100 posted on 03/26/2024 2:40:02 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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