Sens. JD Vance (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg requesting more information on the Department of Transportation’s “oversight of the United States’ freight train system.”
The two senators are questioning the department’s efforts “to balance safety and hyper-efficiency” in relation to the train derailment in East Palestine on Feb 3. The derailment caused the release of vinyl chloride and other chemicals into the area surrounding East Palestine."It is not unreasonable to ask whether a crew of two rail workers, plus one trainee, is able to effectively monitor 150 cars," the senators write in their letter.
Buttigieg is facing increasing scrutiny in the aftermath of the train derailment from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. East Palestine railroad derailment will have a significant negative impact on the health and wellbeing of the residents for decades and there is almost zero national media attention.
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