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Ted Cruz: “If the app was good enough, then why did it fail in East Palestine?”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
If the app was good enough, then why did it fail in East Palestine?
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the effectiveness of the railroad's notification app during the East Palestine incident.

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