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The Independent @Independent 48sBiden has visited the site of the bridge collapse, just a few miles away from where he will give a speech on repairing the nation's infrastructure.
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Zach Purser Brown @zachjourno 51s
BIDEN at collapsed Pittsburgh bridge:
"There are literally more bridges in Pittsburgh than in any other city in the world. More than in Venice...And we're going to fix them all."
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Pittsburgh Fire Fighters @PghFireFighters 2m
@PghFireFighters President Ralph Sicuro discusses public safety issues with President Joe Biden today while @POTUS visits the site of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh today.
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report: https://www.aol.com/news/key-pa-dems-miss-biden-053307221-185002472.html
Budi
(15,325 posts)Would certainly be a fitting campaign message on this particular day
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bigtree
(85,971 posts)Fetterman's statement pointed to the disaster as proof of "why infrastructure bills like the one President Biden signed into law last year are so important."
"Too often, D.C. politics can feel like insider baseballand Pennsylvanians are left wondering how abstract legislation helps them," he continued. "But here, the answer is clear. As a result of Biden's infrastructure bill, the state is now getting $1.6 billion to repair bridges like this one."
"Now more than ever, we need to get to work. We need to make use of the legislation President Biden ushered in, rebuild our roads and bridges, and fix our faulty infrastructure," Fetterman added. "In Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, and across America, we cannot afford neglect any longer. It's time to rebuild this nation."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/28/time-rebuild-nation-fetterman-speaks-out-after-pittsburgh-bridge-collapse
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Budi
(15,325 posts)Campaign on it.
This is who, those PA voters sent to DC, forgot about as soon as they got comfy in their Capitol offices.
Obviously not the folks back home in their States or Districts.
George II
(67,782 posts)....from the collapsed bridge.
He's not just another candidate for Senate, he's the second highest ranking elected official in the State of Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Governor.
Conor Lamb was there this afternoon.
Budi
(15,325 posts)So be it.
Thanks for proudly standing by our President,
Conor Lamb.
This infrastructure bill is critical to evety State in the country.
Wait for Lamb to point directly to those NO Votes on BIF.
He will.
💙
FakeNoose
(32,555 posts)I mean, he's running for the US Senate seat and if he won, it would mean that he would represent the entire state. The same would be true if John Fetterman won.
But for now, Lamb represents PA-17 which is the northwestern part of Allegheny County and Beaver County, while Mike Doyle (D) represents PA-18, which is the city of Pittsburgh and southern Allegheny County. John Fetterman is Lt. Governor for the state, and also he's the former mayor of Braddock, a blue-collar suburb that's only a few miles from this bridge collapse.
I live in the City of Pittsburgh and I can say without reservation that bridge refurbishment and rebuilding has been a major effort all over the county for the last 11 or 12 years, ever since the disastrous Minneapolis bridge collapse. Our county engineers went out and inspected every bridge in our county (we have probably 1,000 aging bridges) and they were shocked to see how many of those structures were in bad shape. It's a very scary thing, but the majority of our bridges have been repaired and re-inspected since then.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Regardless.
George II
(67,782 posts)Not sure if all those people fled Braddock or if the town was broken up. From what I read, Fetterman never got more than about a thousand votes for Mayor.
Budi
(15,325 posts)"Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a leading Senate candidate, and state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the likely Democratic nominee in the race for governor, will be absent because of scheduling conflicts, according to their spokespeople.
Another top Senate candidate, Rep. Conor Lamb, a longtime Biden supporter based in Pittsburgh, will attend, his office confirmed. All three had been invited to participate in a photo line with the president."
This opportunity should not have been missed.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wtae.com/amp/article/president-biden-pittsburgh-john-fetterman-josh-shapiro-conor-lamb/38916985
George II
(67,782 posts)Cha
(296,771 posts)Sen Lamb in our Democratic Future!
George II
(67,782 posts)...conflicts and is now attending Biden's speech.
In a show of "respect", he's sitting FRONT row center wearing shorts, black sneakers and no socks!
Watching it on C-Span2.
Speakers:
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Senator Bob Casey
Training Officer for United Steelworkers Local 1557 JoJo Burgess
And of course, President Joe Biden
Cha
(296,771 posts)C-span.
I gather it's not cold in Pittsburgh today.
crickets
(25,950 posts)Good that Fetterman bothered to show, even if last minute.
George II
(67,782 posts)Conor Lamb was there in suit and tie. From C-Span2:
lapucelle
(18,186 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)I felt that the first time I saw him speak when he first ran.....
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Time will tell but Congressman Lamb has a great deal of potential
mcar
(42,278 posts)He couldn't go home and put a pair of khakis on?
Budi
(15,325 posts)Those defending him against critcs for his attire, all I gotta say is, for a man who made a snap judgment about someone based solely on what he looked like - turnabout is fair play.
Fetterman showed up dressed as he did for the PR. 1st he was too busy to attend, then he suddenly stops by wearing noticeably different attire from everyone else.
It's like what Gov Rauner did..
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I was hoping he'd make a statement emphasizing thr R's NO vote on BIF.
It'd be a great lead-in to his campaign.
We'll be waiting for that slogan.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,409 posts)From what I understand, that's what Fetterman considers formal attire.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)Where was Kenyatta, btw? Maybe had a prior engagement like Shapiro.
They were all invited & this was a bfd for Biden, BIF & especially PA.
PatSeg
(47,239 posts)bridge on most, if not all the campaign ads along with the names of those who voted against the infrastructure bill. Time for an accounting. No more free passes.
Budi
(15,325 posts)About time for accountability across the board.
It's bad enough that they take credit for things they didn't do, but overall they pretty much don't do anything - campaign, fund raise, Tweet, appear on cable news, and obstruct legislation. They actually get paid for that as if it was a real occupation.
MyOwnPeace
(16,916 posts)Drive it home - make them live with it - they were wrong - they don't care about US!!!!!
How can ANYBODY possibly vote for one single republiQan?
world wide wally
(21,734 posts)doc03
(35,293 posts)bigtree
(85,971 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)Connor Lamb is future Presidential material, IMO.
I felt that the first time I saw him speak when he first ran.....
Budi
(15,325 posts)Lamb is the kind of leader we want our country to emulate.
He'd be well respected around the world as well.
Conor Lamb 💙