Pres. Biden visits site of Pa. bridge collapse, just a few miles away from his speech

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The Independent @Independent 48s
Biden 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

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1. kick

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[Budi]

2. Would have been impactful for Fetterman's Senate Campaign, had he pointed out 200 R's...

"200 republicans -- and embarassingly, 6 democrats -- voted against the infrastructure bill."

Would certainly be a fitting campaign message on this particular day

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3. here's what he's saying

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 baseball—and 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]

5. But Oh My! What a perfect time to drive home the NO Votes on BIF!

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]

6. It's surreal that he didn't show up to meet with President Biden. He lives only four miles....

....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]

8. Then Lamb represented the D Party he's supported by, the President, & mostly the people of PA.

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]

14. Conor Lamb represents PA-17, another part of Allegheny County

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]

16. Yes. Lamb would be Senator representing the state of PA.

Regardless.

[George II]

28. Braddock is a very small town of less than 1,800 people. Back in the 1950s it had almost 20,000.

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]

9. Said it was schedule conflict. Seriously? Considering the circumstances,..

"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]

11. See my post #10, he figured out a way to be in attendance, although not dressed for the event.

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12. Good on Rep Conor Lamb! Hopefully

Sen Lamb in our Democratic Future!

[George II]

10. Here's an interesting late development. Apparently Fetterman was able to sort out his scheduling...

...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

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13. TY for the report from

C-span.

I gather it's not cold in Pittsburgh today.

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15. Seems like his scheduling conflict was a casual one.

Good that Fetterman bothered to show, even if last minute.

[George II]

21. So was his attire at the event. Showing abject disrespect for the President of the United States...

Conor Lamb was there in suit and tie. From C-Span2:

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24. Kudos to Conor Lamb who actually voted for the infrastructure bill.

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31. Connor Lamb is future Presidential material, IMO.

I felt that the first time I saw him speak when he first ran.....

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33. I agree with your analysls

Time will tell but Congressman Lamb has a great deal of potential

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27. Oh for god's sake

He couldn't go home and put a pair of khakis on?

[Budi]

34. No one would notice him from the rest. Its all a PR photo op

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.

[Budi]

17. This!? .

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25. That's what you wear too meet the president of the United States?

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[Deep State Witch]

29. That's formal for Fetterman

From what I understand, that's what Fetterman considers formal attire.

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30. The tale of two Senate candidates:

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[Budi]

36. Appears he got the attention he needed. It's PR.

Where was Kenyatta, btw? Maybe had a prior engagement like Shapiro.
They were all invited & this was a bfd for Biden, BIF & especially PA.

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18. Yes and use photos of that collapsed

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]

20. That NO Vote was a slap to every community they were elected to represent

About time for accountability across the board.

[PatSeg]

22. Absolutely

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.

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4. THIS needs to be under EVERY picture in every paper:

200 republicans -- and 6 democrats -- voted against the infrastructure bill.

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?

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7. Good place for a "Vote Republican" sign

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19. Lucky it wasnt over a river. nt

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23. kick

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

26. Great to be with @POTUS talking jobs in Pittsburgh today.

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32. Repeating my post from above:

Connor Lamb is future Presidential material, IMO.

I felt that the first time I saw him speak when he first ran.....

[Budi]

35. Agree. He's honest, reasonable, sensible, not a showboating vigilanti doing PR stunts

Lamb is the kind of leader we want our country to emulate.
He'd be well respected around the world as well.

Conor Lamb 💙