Ted Cruz

What is your answer to her and other moms who are afraid for their health and safety in this community?

How many families were impacted?

Any time there is a locomotive involved in a serious derailment, it is lunacy that that video is not preserved and that locomotive is put into alternative service.

The Biden Administration has also demonstrated a deep animus to energy.

At the same time, we want to enhance safety, we want to protect the interests of consumers.

I think everyone here is concerned about enhancing safety standards to minimize the risk of derailments.

What we need as a train crew... is to be notified whenever these trending detectors are seeing this car trend hotter.

The safest cause case should be, we stop and go back and inspect.

So, my question is, why did the second hot box reading not trigger action?

As you and I discussed, I have spoken with your competitors, other class I railroads who have indicated that trending technology and algorithms can measure significant changes in temperature.

I think you have been a truth teller. I think you have managed to avoid politics and focus on the substance of what caused this accident and how we can prevent it.

I would encourage that for you to let this committee know as it goes forward, if there are residents who are looking to move and can't sell their homes, this committee is very interested in making sure that the community of East Palestine…

Thank you also for giving voice--there are other moms from East Palestine who are here with you and standing with you.

If the app was good enough, then why did it fail in East Palestine?

I think it would be good for the people of East Palestine, and I frankly think it would be good for Norfolk Southern as well.

This legislation fixes that problem as it should.

I applaud him and I applaud Senator Brown for focusing on their constituents.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.

Why is this Administration funding both sides of this war?

Under this Administration, you have allowed Iran to get to the brink of a nuclear weapon.

It is staggering that the Biden administration would say Russia is still on our side trying to constrain Iran.

Mr. Secretary, with respect, that is not remotely true. The oil sanctions you could enforce tomorrow, but it is a political decision not to enforce it and you are providing the funds that Iran is using to provide drones that are attacking…

It was done in the prior Administration. It was this Administration that refused to enforce those sanctions that allowed billions of dollars to flow to the Ayatollah that is being used to attack the Ukrainians right now.

Last year you signed waivers specifically related to the Iran nuclear deal that suspended congressional sanctions against Russia and Iran conducting exactly this kind of nuclear cooperation.

You said you just noticed recently the growing cooperation between Russia and Iran. If you were not aware of that 2 years ago, this Administration has not been paying attention.