With recent history in mind, it hardly seemed controversial when President Joe Biden assured the public this week that he intended to use federal resources to rebuild the Key Bridge in Baltimore in the wake of its collapse. GOP Rep. Dan Meuser had a completely different take: It's not the government's job to fix it.
GOP Rep. Dan Meuser needs his head removed from his a**.
"Philadelphia I-95 bridge collapse will cause more issues than just traffic"
www.npr.org
"I-95 reopens to traffic with temporary lanes 12 days after collapse, tanker fire"
6abc.com
"the repair project garnered support from all levels of government, along with full funding from the feds"
fivethirtyeight.com
"Maintenance and Oversight Failures Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse"
www.ntsb.gov
"Pittsburgh bridge to reopen less than one year after collapse with help from Biden's infrastructure law"
www.cnn.com
Yep. Paid for by Biden's Infrastructure law.
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City of Pittsburgh should be billed.
NTSB said it failed due to ignoring inspection reports. Cities shouldn't be rewarded for neglecting infrastructure.
Although repeated maintenance and repair recommendations were documented in many inspection reports, the City of Pittsburgh failed to act on them, leading to the deterioration of the fracture-critical transverse tie plate and the structural failure of the bridge.
www.ntsb.gov
"Chances are someone's insurance company will pay the brunt of it"
It 100% won't be the shipping company's insurance.
www.businessinsider.com
Owner of ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge will likely try to invoke 1851 law used to cap damages after Titanic disaster
The statute allows vessel owners to cap any damage claims stemming from a maritime catastrophe at the post-incident value of the ship, as well as the money owed from the freight the ship was hauling, the experts said.
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