Washington, July 13 -- Congressman Shri Thanedar issued the following press release:
After the announcement that the Gordie Howe International Bridge will officially open on July 27, 2026, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) issued this statement:
"After being completed for over a month, the Gordie Howe Bridge is finally opening," said Rep. Thanedar. "Just one week after I brought House Homeland Security leaders to Detroit to demand the bridge open, an opening date was finally announced.
Reps. Bennie G. Thompson and Lou Correa joined me to call out the delay and Trump's ties to Matthew Moroun, the wealthy MAGA donor who owns the competing Ambassador Bridge. Michigan workers, families, and businesses should never be denied economic opportun...