President Biden Comments on Key Bridge Collapse

C-SPAN: “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,” said President Biden as he delivered remarks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the port of Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after a container ship struck a support column. President Biden overviewed details of the bridge collapse and shared that an estimated eight people were unaccounted for, two had been rescued with there being an active search and rescue operation for those remaining. In addition, President Biden shared that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is already in Baltimore and that he himself plans to visit as quickly as he can.