Whos paying to rebuild Baltimore Key Bridge? What we can VERIFY [Video]

A cargo ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, March 26, causing the bridge to collapse. 

Here’s what we can VERIFY right now. 

THE SOURCES

WHAT WE FOUND

1. The Biden administration has already approved federal funding to rebuild the bridge.

The Biden administration has already approved $60 million in federal funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the collapse. 

In a press release on Thursday, March 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) described the federal aid as “quick release Emergency Relief (ER) funds.” 

“These funds serve as a down payment toward initial costs, and additional Emergency Relief program funding will be made available as work continues,” the FHWA said. 

The bipartisan infrastructure law enacted in 2021 authorized “funding into the …