Biden highlights bipartisanship during House GOP chaos

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Published January 4, 2023 3:15 AM

By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press

COVINGTON, Kentucky (AP) — President Joe Biden is holding out the promised makeover of a dilapidated bridge over the Ohio River as a symbol of what can happen when Republicans and Democrats work together. His visit Wednesday to the Brent Spence Bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio came even as the president condemned what he labeled an “embarrassing” scene of GOP disarray back in Washington, where Republicans have been unable to unify on electing a new House speaker. The infrastructure law will offer more than $1.63 billion in federal grants to Ohio and Kentucky to build a companion bridge that will help unclog traffic on the Brent Spence.

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