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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
from our analysis, none of the regulatory changes made during the Trump Administration at this point can be cited as contributing to the accident.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz references a Washington Post fact check on Trump-era regulations and the East Palestine derailment.

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