Leg­is­la­tion intro­duced to ensure feds pay to rebuild Bal­ti­more bridge

(The Cen­ter Square) – Law­mak­ers from Mary­land, includ­ing the state’s sole Repub­li­can rep­re­sen­ta­tive intro­duced leg­is­la­tion in Con­gress to ensure the fed­er­al gov­ern­ment foots the bill for recon­struc­tion of the Fran­cis Scott Key Bridge in Bal­ti­more.
Leg­is­la­tion was intro­duced in both cham­bers of Con­gress on Thurs­day to allow the fed­er­al gov­ern­ment to ful­ly fund the replace­ment of the col­lapsed bridge. The Bal­ti­more Bridge Response Invests and Deliv­ers Glob­al Eco­nom­ic Relief Act, a bill by acronym known as the Bal­tim …