Maryland Gov. Wes Moore strategies to satisfy this week with members of Congress to goover support for restoring the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
ByBRIAN WITTE Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stated Monday he prepares to satisfy with members of Congress to goover support for restoring the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has obstructed the primary shipping channel at Baltimore’s port for almost 2 weeks.
“I’m going to be costs part of this week with our delegation going down and conference with leaders and ranking members in the Congress and letting them understand that this problem is not partisan. This is a patriotic obligation to be able to assistance one of this nation’s terrific financial engines,” Moore stated in an interview with The Associated Press. “This is an chance to assistance a port that is straight accountable for the employing of 10s of thousands of individuals.”
As Maryland legislators reached the end of their legal session Monday, a procedure licensing usage of the state’s rainy day fund to aid port workers was authorized and sentout to Moore’s desk. The guv prepared to indication the emergencysituation legislation Tuesday, putting it into impact right away.
The bridge collapsed March 26 after being struck by the freight ship Dali,