Biden Presses for Money to Rebuild Wrecked Baltimore Bridge (1)

President Joe Biden pressed Congress to quickly approve funds to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge, visiting the site of a disaster that killed six people and shut a major shipping and transportation artery.

Biden said Friday that Baltimore’s port would be able to accept some commercial traffic by the end of April and fully reopen its shipping channel by the end of May, thanks to recovery efforts. But he said the federal government must do more to fully restore the bridge and port, including paying for “all” of the rebuilding costs.

“I call on Congress to authorize this effort as ...