House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore at the U.S. Capitol to discuss efforts to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore despite opposition from House Republicans.
“This is not political,” Moore told theGrio. “This is not partisan. This is a patriotic responsibility.”
He added, “We have six individuals who we lost in Maryland, but how do we make sure we’re going to honor that?”
The Maryland governor met with the Jeffries on Thursday shortly following the House minority leader’s weekly press conference.
During the conference, Jeffries told theGrio that House Democrats have been leading efforts to make sure “we are able to provide the city of Baltimore, the people of Baltimore, and certainly the immigrant families who have experienced the loss of a loved one with the support that they need in this moment of great crisis.”
Moore told theGrio that he is “grateful” for the opportunity to speak with Jeffries and other members of Congress.
“We’re just continuing to share the importance of what the bridge means, not just in Maryland but what the bridge means to this country economically,” said Moore. “I’m grateful that the leader [Jeffries] has already been incredibly supportive of this work.”
Thursday’s meeting came after the Democratic Maryland congressional delegation, U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, John Sarbanes, and Dutch Ruppersberger took to the House floor to urge their Republican colleagues to back efforts to rebuild the bridge on Wednesday.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who also took to the House floor with her Democratic colleagues, told theGrio on Thursday that it was vital for her to make a stand because she is a Baltimore native.
“I’m concerned about what happened to the bridge and what it means to our country and economy, to jobs and to the lives of the people there who lost…
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