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  • Sherrod Brown ‘not entirely satisfied’ with Norfolk Southern response after latest derailment

    Sherrod Brown ‘not entirely satisfied’ with Norfolk Southern response after latest derailment

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    Brown said he had spoken with state and local officials, including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who were all “pretty satisfied” with Norfolk Southern’s response to the Saturday crash. But Brown still wants more information about the latest crash, as well as the fiery derailment last month that caused residents of East Palestine to have to evacuate. Residents of that community have continued to express fears about threats to their health.

    “People are still concerned. My couple trips in the last two weeks I’ve made to East Palestine, and the railroad’s still not answering all the questions,” Brown said Sunday.

    Last week, Brown sponsored bipartisan legislation with newly elected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) to tighten safety requirements on trains and increase fines on railroad companies. Brown said the chances that legislation will pass the Senate “are good,” but he’s unsure how the House will vote.

    “I make no predictions in the House,” Brown said, adding later: “But you’d think a disaster that happened in East Palestine would have gotten their attention.”

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  • Toxic train derailment due to greed and weakened rules, Sherrod Brown says

    Toxic train derailment due to greed and weakened rules, Sherrod Brown says

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    A 150-car Norfolk Southern train derailed Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling vinyl chloride and other hazardous chemicals, some of which have leaked into the water, soil and air in the area. | Michael Swensen/Getty Images

    Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, in discussing this month’s toxic train derailment in his state, said Sunday that Congress needs to stand firm when corporate lobbyists use their influence to weaken safety rules and regulations.

    “Congress has got to do its job better,” the Ohio Democrat said on CNN’s “State of the Union” while also urging President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to “re-strengthen” pertinent regulations that have been weakened in recent years.

    “Every time there’s a new administration,” Brown explained, “particularly a more conservative one that’s more pro-corporate, they put all these regulations on the table about safety, about worker safety, community safety, the environment, consumer protections, and, at the behest of lobbyists, far too often, they weaken those laws.”

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    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )