President Joe Biden urged Congress to approve funding to quickly rebuild a major Baltimore bridge Tuesday after it collapsed in the early morning.
“It’s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge. And I expect the Congress to support my effort,” the president said in a press conference hours after a ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse.
Congress, which has struggled to approve other funding measures this year, is currently in the middle of a two-week recess. Interest in taking immediate action on Biden’s request remains unclear. House leadership did not immediately respond to a request for comment.