Biden vows to reopen Baltimore port, rebuild collapsed Key Bridge

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Biden vows to reopen Baltimore port, rebuild collapsed Key Bridge
thehill.com

President Biden vowed Tuesday to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed into the water when a cargo ship rammed into it, echoing what some Maryland officials said earlier but adding that he expects the federal government to foot the bill.

“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,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “This is going to take some time, but the people of Baltimore can count on us though to stick with them at every step of the way until the port is reopen and the bridge is rebuilt.”

He said he spoke with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday morning, as well as Maryland officials including its congressional delegation and two U.S. senators. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to the Baltimore site.

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What would be cool is not use federal funds to repair a bridge a billions dollar company damaged...

If I drive into a house, me or my insurance has to pay for it...

But when a billion dollar corporation destroys critical infrastructure, our tax dollars pay for it?

Explain that to me.

Why do we pay for our mistakes and companies mistakes?

When do companies pay?

That's quite a change from:

Any minute now... Just like his other "vows".

In the span of two comments you've gone from complaining that he never does anything to complaining that be shouldn't be doing this.

It's almost like you're not here in good faith...

It's almost like sometimes there's multiple bad things about a situation...

Yeah, but it seems pretty disingenuous to complain that Biden is simultaneously making empty promises but not actually doing anything while also wasting taxpayer money fixing a bridge.

Yeah, the government never wastes money to accomplish nothing...

It's not like trump shut down the government a couple years ago to secure funding for a non existent border wall...

Side note:

Have you ever wondered about a Memento reboot where only one person in the world retained their long term memories?

Every one else just forgets everything after like 20 seconds and gets taken advantage of by a small group of psychopaths?

Yeah, the government never wastes money to accomplish nothing...

So now you are certain the bridge will be rebuilt?

So, just to recap.

First, you complained that Biden is nothing but empty promises.

Then you complained that taxpayers have to pay for the bridge (if it was an empty promise nobody is paying for it)

Now you're complaining that it's all a waste of money and nothing will be accomplished anyway (do you think we, as a society, are incapable of building a bridge?)

It kind of sounds like you're just going to bitch and moan no matter what.

I remember Trump shutting down the government. Do you think this situation is remotely similar? Does half the population not want this bridge in place?

If that remake does happen, you're not the one that's going to be keeping your memory. You can't even seem to remember what point you were trying to argue when you can just scroll up and read it again.

Just recap:

12 hours ago you randomly insulted me, deleted the comment, and now 12 hours later youre trying to start an argument again in the same thread and close it out with more insults?

Why would you think I wouldn't just block you?

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The company will pay eventually - it's mostly about making the money available as soon as possible before the legal responsibilities are cleared up

The company will pay eventually

Hahahahhahaha, hahahhahaha....

Deep breathe

Hahahahahhahahaha

So the US Government should not make money available ASAP to rebuild the bridge, but instead wait for the laughable scenario that the company pays for the damages?

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