Hard-Right Harris Backs Bridge Cash
Rep. Andy Harris is usually known as a hard-right miser forcefully opposed to new federal spending.
Then the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed just 15 miles from his district. Now, the only Maryland Republican in Congress is part of the state’s bipartisan push for the federal government to pay for the replacement, estimated to cost around $2 billion, Maeve Sheehey and Lillianna Byington report. Read More
His work is drawing rare praise from Maryland Democrats, and gives officials in a deep blue state a foothold with the GOP majority that runs the House.
“If they ...