BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden plans to return to Baltimore next week to highlight his administration’s investments in infrastructure and his “pro-union” record, The Baltimore Sun has learned.
He plans to highlight the effects of the bipartisan infrastructure bill of 2021, according to a government statement provided ahead of the announcement.
The administration previously announced more than $13 billion for projects across Maryland, including Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel and upgrades to Baltimore Washington International Airport.
Details about Biden’s visit were not yet available.
Biden has visited Baltimore frequently, including after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which killed six construction workers and paralyzed activity at the Port of Baltimore in March.
He then pledged that his administration would help clear the canal and secure full federal funding for the bridge’s replacement, saying 15,000 jobs depend on the port. “We’re going to do everything we can to protect those jobs and help those workers,” he said in March.
In 2021, Biden visited the port after passing the administration’s infrastructure legislation aimed at improving roads, bridges and transit systems and upgrading ports.
At the time, U.S. ports, especially along the West Coast, were experiencing supply chain issues as business picked up again after the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden, a Democrat, has had a close relationship with Baltimore, a solidly blue city that has embraced his proposals to modernize its aging infrastructure. In 2023, he came to town to highlight a $6 billion government-funded project to replace a 4-mile stretch of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, including Baltimore’s mile-long, 19th-century B&P Tunnel near Penn Station.
Years ago, Biden’s father and grandparents lived in Charles Village, a fact Biden told a Baltimore Sun reporter at a White House reception last year.
“I have family from Baltimore,” Biden said. “They call it Bal-mer, right?” he said, trying his best for a Baltimore accent.
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