Some Democrats are pointing fingers at the U.S. Department of Transportation after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the derailment will negatively impact residents' health and well-being for decades.
"We need Congressional inquiry and direct action from Secretary Buttigieg to address this tragedy," sheButtigieg pointed to policies from the Trump administration as partly to blame for the accident that the secretary said favor big corporations. "USDOT will hold Norfolk Southern accountable for any safety violations found to have contributed to the disaster that has upended lives in East Palestine, OH," heButtigieg previously said the Transportation Department's ability to regulate the rail system is "constrained by law" due to the Trump administration's
requiring the installation of electronic braking systems on some trains carrying flammable materials.Sen. Sherrod Brown said the Transportation Department and other agencies must examine existing regulations to prevent more disasters like this from happening again. "The Biden administration, working with allies like me in Congress, need to look at all those worker and environment and consumer safety issues that really matter to the public," he
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