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Biden admin insists president has 'laser focus' on East Palestine despite not visiting for a year
President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday where administration officials said he has had a "laser focus" on the issues facing the rural village following a hazardous train derailment that released more than a million gallons of toxic chemicals in the environment, and despite the president not visiting the area for more than a year after the disaster.
"Mr. President, thank you for your laser focus on this community," Michael Regan, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said after officials toured the recovery site where dozens of Norfolk Southern train cars derailed on Feb. 3, 2023.
The president has been heavily criticized by Republicans and local residents for not visiting the rural Ohio village, which is located in Columbiana County on the state's border with Pennsylvania, in the weeks and months that followed.
The resulted in many residents on both sides of the border having to abandon their homes and suffering from various ailments. The Atlanta-based railroad has been making payments to residents forced to relocate but announced in December that the financial aid would stop on Feb. 9.
The National Transportation Safety Board said 38 Norfolk Southern cars derailed, and a fire damaged another dozen train cars.
"Let me be clear. While there are acts of God. This was an act of greed that was 100% preventable," Biden said Friday. "Norfolk Southern failed in its responsibility."...
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I'm sure Biden didn't have time between his multiple vacations he was busy laying out on the beach. Biden SHOULD have shown up when the accident happened. He is only there now because it is an election year and the state is a swing state.
President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday where administration officials said he has had a "laser focus" on the issues facing the rural village following a hazardous train derailment that released more than a million gallons of toxic chemicals in the environment, and despite the president not visiting the area for more than a year after the disaster.
"Mr. President, thank you for your laser focus on this community," Michael Regan, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said after officials toured the recovery site where dozens of Norfolk Southern train cars derailed on Feb. 3, 2023.
The president has been heavily criticized by Republicans and local residents for not visiting the rural Ohio village, which is located in Columbiana County on the state's border with Pennsylvania, in the weeks and months that followed.
The resulted in many residents on both sides of the border having to abandon their homes and suffering from various ailments. The Atlanta-based railroad has been making payments to residents forced to relocate but announced in December that the financial aid would stop on Feb. 9.
The National Transportation Safety Board said 38 Norfolk Southern cars derailed, and a fire damaged another dozen train cars.
"Let me be clear. While there are acts of God. This was an act of greed that was 100% preventable," Biden said Friday. "Norfolk Southern failed in its responsibility."...
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I'm sure Biden didn't have time between his multiple vacations he was busy laying out on the beach. Biden SHOULD have shown up when the accident happened. He is only there now because it is an election year and the state is a swing state.
