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Franco Ordoñez

Biden wants union labor to rebuild the Baltimore bridge. That could touch off a fight

President Biden speaks about efforts to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after surveying the damage. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden vowed on Friday that the federal government would cover the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore – and that the work would be done by union labor, potentially setting up a funding fight with the conservative wing of the House of Representatives.

Biden made his comments after an aerial tour of the bridge, which was struck by a cargo ship on March 26, snarling ship and vehicle traffic for the busy port of Baltimore.

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