“I am determined to make this right,” said Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw during his opening testimony on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Also testifying before the…
8,475 viewsOhio Representatives Bill Johnson (R) and Emilia Sykes (D), and members of their state’s congressional delegation spoke with reporters about the RAIL Act to address safety in the wake of…
272 viewsNorfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R), an East Palestine resident, and others testified on rail safety before the Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing followed Norfolk…
1,006 viewsNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said the board is considering issuing urgent safety recommendations following the Ohio toxic chemical train derailment in East…
91 viewsSenate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the chamber floor about introducing rail safety legislation following the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.
41 views“This was 100% preventable. We call things accidents. There is no accident. Every single event that we investigate is preventable,” said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair…
1,116 viewsSenator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke about the situation in East Palestine, Ohio following the Norfolk Southern train derailment. He talked about a new bill in response to the accident that…
92 viewsSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R=KY) criticized Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to the toxic chemical spill caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. He…
46 viewsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that lawmakers would be looking into what led to the trail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and he called on the CEO of Norfolk Southern…
39 viewsToxicologist and chemical safety consultant Gerald Poje talked about the risk of toxic exposure sustained by residents of East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment on February 3,…
797 viewsFormer President Donald Trump visited a fast food restaurant in East Palestine, Ohio, where a toxic train derailment recently occurred. He also spoke with reporters about the derailment and…
7,726 viewsEPA Administrator Michael Regan, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) and Rep. Bill Johnson (R) participated in a roundtable discussion with residents in East Palestine on the environmental impact…
833 viewsEugene Mulero talked about the train derailment in northeast Ohio and questions about the safety of transporting toxic chemicals.
513 viewsPresident Biden delivered remarks on raill infrastructure investments at the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel located in Maryland. His remarks highlighted the $6 billion dollar investment into…
31,234 viewsPresident Biden thanked congressional members from both parties for passing a bill to prevent a nationwide rail worker strike during a bill signing ceremony at the White House. The president…
1,197 viewsViewers responded to the question “Should the Senate have forced a rail deal?”
1,255 viewsViewers commented on the House vote to avert a rail strike and impose a deal on unions.
1,081 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about the House-passed bill to avert a railway workers strike. It was expected to pass the Senate. House members also approved a separate measure…
1,063 viewsRepresentative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) talked about fiscal deadlines facing the lame duck Congress, the potential rail strike, and other congressional news of the day.
345 viewsThe House debated whether to adopt a tentative reached agreement between the freight rail industry, railroad workers, and the Biden administration. The measure, which would next go to the…
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