House Republicans Can’t Even Do the Right Thing During a Disaster
Instead of supporting President Biden's pledge to cover the cost of replacing the collapsed Baltimore bridge, GOP members are throwing up roadblocks.
Enough with the grandstanding.
Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images North AmericaIt’s as if Republican lawmakers can’t help themselves when it comes to anything requiring bipartisanship — even in the face of disaster. How else to explain their churlish response to the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore?
The incident itself was shocking enough — a towering cargo ship nearly 1,000 feet long and weighing more than 100,000 tons with freight lost power in the middle of the night and crashed into a critical support pylon. Within seconds, the 1.6 mile span fell into the water and six construction workers who were making overnight repairs on the bridge died.