Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said the federal government will cover the “lion’s share” of costs to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, after some dissent from House Republicans.

McConnell, speaking on Terry Meiners’s show on Louisville, Kentucky, radio station WHAS on Monday, discussed the importance of government spending on foreign affairs, such as the war in Ukraine, but also said that repairing the Francis Scott Key Bridge is a responsibility of the federal government.

“In situations like that, whether it’s a hurricane in Florida or an accident like this, the federal government will step up and do the lion’s share of it,” McConnell said.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month after being struck by the cargo ship Dali at about 1:30 a.m. The collapse occurred while a construction crew was on the bridge fixing potholes. Two people who were on the bridge were rescued from the water, two bodies were recovered from the water, and four others are presumed dead.

The collapse of the bridge has crippled the Port of Baltimore, blocking ships from entering and leaving. Rebuilding the bridge could cost at least $400 million and take years to complete, according to some estimates.

President Joe Biden has promised to cover the cost of rebuilding the bridge, sparking outrage from Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) who argued the government of Singapore, where the cargo ship is registered, should cover the costs.

“It was kind of outrageous immediately for Biden to express in this tragedy the idea that he’s going to use federal funds to pay for the entirety [of the bridge],” Meuser told Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo.

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“First reaction, frankly the only reaction, tends to be to spend,” he said. “We just can’t take the easy route all the time and just try to spend the taxpayers’ money. There’s no thought. Just spend.”

Biden is scheduled to visit the site of the bridge collapse on Friday. Congress is in recess until next week.