Tom Perez says President Biden will work 'hand in glove' with state to respond to bridge collapse

By Sheilah Kast,

Published April 2, 2024 at 10:43 AM EDT

White House advisor Tom Perez speaks at a press conference on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024. Credit: Governor Wes Moore's YouTube page

The disruption at the port will likely boost inflation, but Tom Perez, senior adviser to President Biden and former candidate in the 2022 Democratic primary for Maryland governor, said the focus now is finding the bodies of those who died.

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