In Maryland appearance, Biden pledges federal support to rebuild collapsed bridge
Source: Nebraska Examiner
By: Jennifer Shutt - April 5, 2024 9:37 pm
DUNDALK, Maryland — President Joe Biden traveled to Maryland on Friday to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge by helicopter before meeting with the families of the construction workers who are presumed or confirmed dead after the collapse last week.
Biden said he understood the families’ pain of losing their loved ones, and he pledged that the federal government would do everything in its power to quickly open the shipping lanes into the city’s port and rebuild the bridge.
“To all the families and loved ones who are grieving, I’ve come here to grieve with you,” Biden said during a press conference on the banks of the Patapsco River with the collapsed bridge in the background.
“It’s not the same, but I know a little bit about what it’s like to lose a piece of your soul — to get that phone call in the middle of night to say family members are gone,” Biden added. “I’ve been there. It’s a feeling like having a black hole in your chest, like you’re getting sucked in and unable to breathe. The anger, the pain, the depth of a loss that’s so profound.”
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters, near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 am on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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