Posted on 11/19/24
| News Source: FOX45
Washington, D.C. - Nov. 19, 2024 - On his way out of office, President Joe Biden is trying to keep his promise to pay for a new Francis Scott Key Bridge.
In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday, Biden asked for nearly $100 billion in emergency relief funding, including the rebuild of the collapsed bridge “at 100 percent Federal cost share.”
“The Congress has previously responded on a bipartisan basis to support communities in the wake of natural disasters,” Biden wrote. “It is our sworn duty now to deliver the necessary resources to ensure that everyone in communities reeling from Hurricanes Helene and Milton — and those still recovering from previous disasters — have the Federal resources they need and deserve.”
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