Posted on Jan 4, 2023
'We can work together': A rare show of bipartisanship during Biden's visit to Covington
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President Joe Biden visited the Covington, Ky., side of the Brent Spence Bridge Wednesday to announce more than $1 billion in funding to build a companion bridge there and revamp the 60-year-old span.
Much of that funding will come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Congress passed last June. That legislation sets aside $40 billion over five years for maintenance of 10 economically significant bridges — including the Brent Spence and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge — as well as another 15,000 smaller bridges across the country.
The Biden administration prioritized funding for the Brent Spence, which carries I-71 and I-75 across the Ohio River, due to its importance as a freight corridor. The Federal Highway Administration says the bridge carries $400 billion in freight a year and is the second-worst bottleneck for trucking in the country.
Biden highlighted the economic importance of the bridge and the bipartisan effort to update the corridor.
Much of that funding will come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Congress passed last June. That legislation sets aside $40 billion over five years for maintenance of 10 economically significant bridges — including the Brent Spence and San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge — as well as another 15,000 smaller bridges across the country.
The Biden administration prioritized funding for the Brent Spence, which carries I-71 and I-75 across the Ohio River, due to its importance as a freight corridor. The Federal Highway Administration says the bridge carries $400 billion in freight a year and is the second-worst bottleneck for trucking in the country.
Biden highlighted the economic importance of the bridge and the bipartisan effort to update the corridor.
'We can work together': A rare show of bipartisanship during Biden's visit to Covington
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Now there is a true act of patriotism. Putting partisanship aside for the good of the nation.
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MSG Stan Hutchison POTUS Biden got an Infrastructure Bill passed that has paid for this... something 45 only talked about doing.
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..."U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined Biden at the event.
"So much of our nation's GDP relies on this crossing," Beshear said Wednesday, praising the bipartisan support the funding received. "This project has been talked about for years — decades, actually. And we're the folks who are getting it done."
Both Democratic and Republican elected officials struck a tone of partnership in remarks made in front of the Brent Spence.
"The truth is, this bridge could not be built without these federal dollars," DeWine said, applauding the president, the region's senators, Beshear and both Ohio and Kentucky transportation officials, "When this bill was passed, we were ready to go ... Let our new bridge serve as an example of how we can come together as a country to just get things done."
McConnell, often an opponent of Democratic priorities, also applauded cooperation between parties for the infrastructure funding.
"This is a day I think many people in Northern Kentucky thought might never happen," he said. "We know these are very partisan times, but no matter who gets elected, we should look for things we can agree on even when we have big differences ... When you look at the political alignment of everyone working on this, you see the government working together to solve a major problem."...
..."U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined Biden at the event.
"So much of our nation's GDP relies on this crossing," Beshear said Wednesday, praising the bipartisan support the funding received. "This project has been talked about for years — decades, actually. And we're the folks who are getting it done."
Both Democratic and Republican elected officials struck a tone of partnership in remarks made in front of the Brent Spence.
"The truth is, this bridge could not be built without these federal dollars," DeWine said, applauding the president, the region's senators, Beshear and both Ohio and Kentucky transportation officials, "When this bill was passed, we were ready to go ... Let our new bridge serve as an example of how we can come together as a country to just get things done."
McConnell, often an opponent of Democratic priorities, also applauded cooperation between parties for the infrastructure funding.
"This is a day I think many people in Northern Kentucky thought might never happen," he said. "We know these are very partisan times, but no matter who gets elected, we should look for things we can agree on even when we have big differences ... When you look at the political alignment of everyone working on this, you see the government working together to solve a major problem."...
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