Political Quotes

“first responders at the State, local, and Federal level continue working around-the-clock helping the people of East Palestine recover from one of the worst train derailments in decades. The scene in East Palestine over the last month has been the stuff of nightmares: a 38-car derailment; an entire town forced to evacuate; the stench of industrial chemicals and soot hovering in the air; parents scared of their kids' drinking water; and kids anxious about life returning to normal. No community deserves this. While a full investigation of the derailment has yet to be completed, the Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said this accident was ``100 percent preventable.'' Again, the NTSB Safety Board Chair said the accident was ``100 percent preventable.'' The fault of this disaster lies first and foremost with Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern's CEO, Alan Shaw, needs to come before the Senate, answer questions under oath, and explain to the American people exactly what went wrong and how they will prevent accidents like this from happening. He should not duck. He should be there. He should come before the Senate, and we are asking Mr. Shaw to do just that. The American people should hear from Norfolk Southern's CEO precisely why they thought it was a good idea to spend years--years--lobbying to loosen regulations designed to prevent accidents like this.…”