"House Freedom Caucus Outlines Demands for Baltimore Bridge Funding Amid Tensions and Emergency Summit"
The House Freedom Caucus has outlined conditions for considering funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, demanding that it be fully offset and that the Biden administration lift its pause on natural gas export project approvals. President Biden has expressed his intention for the federal government to cover the entire cost of reconstruction, while the administration seeks a 100 percent federal cost share from Congress. Some conservatives oppose this, arguing that the company owning the cargo ship should bear the cost. It remains uncertain when Congress will address the funding request, as other legislative priorities loom.