Who's going to pay: Joe Biden pledges taxpayer money while insurers sort Key Bridge disaster claims

In this aerial image released by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (Maryland …Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that he has not spoken with the shipping company whose vessel knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, but the federal government is ready to foot the bill.

Mr. Buttigieg said the administration plans to move ahead with plans for a new bridge in Maryland, which leans heavily toward Democrats. Mr. Buttigieg said money for immediate needs in Maryland and its critical port will come from an emergency federal infrastructure fund, but Congress must approve a much larger package to fund a new bridge, he said.Built over five years, the four-lane, 1.6-mile Key Bridge opened on March 26, 1977, exactly 47 years before it was destroyed, according to an archived New York Times story.

The Biden administration quickly held Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway accountable for a February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that caused a toxic plume of smoke and spilled hazardous chemicals into streams and rivers. The Biden administration did not send emergency funding to East Palestine. Instead, Norfolk Southern pledged more than $20 million to help clean up the mess and provided millions more in direct payments to more than 8,400 people impacted.

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