Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Cincinnati on Friday. As the Biden-Harris administration marks 100 days in office, the vice president is coming specifically to Cincinnati as part of the so-called “America Back on Track” tour. Sign up for our Newsletters The theme of the day will be transportation. The vice president’s team says Cincinnati was targeted because of its stories of past transit struggles and growth.
Harris arrived at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport just before noon, where she was greeted by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his family.
Harris will be hosting a roundtable discussion with Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, the local president of the largest U.S. union representing transit workers as well as the Chamber of Commerce and Metro.
That hourlong roundtable discussion is expected at the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub.
Cincinnati’s infrastructure talks always go to the importance of the Brent Spence Bridge — a major double-decker truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky.
So far, past presidents from both parties have done nothing to fix its headaches.
