BREAKING 10 people were injured after a snow-covered bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh hours before President Biden's scheduled visit to the Pennsylvania city to talk about his infrastructure plan.
Biden is aware of the collapse and"is grateful to the first responders who rushed to assist the drivers who were on the bridge at the time," according to a White House statement. He will continue Friday's trip as planned, White House officials said.is grateful to the first responders who rushed to assist the drivers who were on the bridge at the time.
The President will proceed with trip planned for today and will stay in touch with officials on the ground about additional assistance we can provide.The president is slated to tout his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is set to provide $1.63 billion to Pennsylvania in federal funding for bridges alone, the third highest figure for any state.
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