A bridge in Bigfork is just as important as Baltimore
U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Montana) discusses the impacts of the closure of the Bridge Street bridge in Bigfork Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (Jeremy Weber/Bigfork Eagle)
For hours after the tragic accident that took down a bridge over the Pabsco River in Baltimore, our nation sat together in sadness for the seven construction workers who lost their lives. My heart and prayers remain with the souls lost, their surviving crew and family members.
But then the president remembered it’s an election year and pounced on the media moment to proclaim the American taxpayer will rush all the funding to rebuild the bridge as quickly as possible. Biden’s exact words: “the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge, and I expect the Congress to support my effort.”
From this member of Congress to Mr. Biden, no way.
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