Pittsburgh bridge's 2016 infrastructure funding diverted
Jan 30, 2022 2:46:29 GMT -5
Post by Midnight on Jan 30, 2022 2:46:29 GMT -5
January 29, 2022
Pittsburgh bridge's 2016 infrastructure funding reportedly diverted to bike lanes and green energy programs
By Monica Showalter
Joe Biden and his Democrat allies wasted no time trying to make political hay out of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, a city Biden had just arrived in to discuss his infrastructure bill:
The collapse happened just hours before President Biden traveled to the area to speak at a previously scheduled event about the $1 trillion infrastructure bill he signed into law last year.
"We have been so far behind on infrastructure for so many years it's just mind-boggling," Mr. Biden told a group of elected officials and first responders during a visit to the collapse site. "...We used to be number one in the world."
Earlier, Mayor Ed Gainey told reporters the collapse highlights the need for the federal funding.
"With him coming today to talk about this infrastructure bill, to discuss why this funding is so important, today is significant," the mayor told reporters.
One problem: The bridge has already been to that infrastructure well earlier.
Here's a rather amazing tweet thread from a Pittsburgh local:
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Pittsburgh bridge's 2016 infrastructure funding reportedly diverted to bike lanes and green energy programs
By Monica Showalter
Joe Biden and his Democrat allies wasted no time trying to make political hay out of a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, a city Biden had just arrived in to discuss his infrastructure bill:
The collapse happened just hours before President Biden traveled to the area to speak at a previously scheduled event about the $1 trillion infrastructure bill he signed into law last year.
"We have been so far behind on infrastructure for so many years it's just mind-boggling," Mr. Biden told a group of elected officials and first responders during a visit to the collapse site. "...We used to be number one in the world."
Earlier, Mayor Ed Gainey told reporters the collapse highlights the need for the federal funding.
"With him coming today to talk about this infrastructure bill, to discuss why this funding is so important, today is significant," the mayor told reporters.
One problem: The bridge has already been to that infrastructure well earlier.
Here's a rather amazing tweet thread from a Pittsburgh local:
Continued at link