President Joe Biden called elected officials in Ohio and Pennslyvania on Tuesday to address the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
In social media posts on Tuesday, Biden said he spoke by phone with Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Biden called those officials from Poland and continued his visit to the eastern European country on Wednesday.
“I reaffirmed my commitment to making sure they have everything they need,” Biden said of the calls.
The president also noted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had ordered the train company involved in the derailment accident, Norfolk Southern Corporation, to pay for all necessary contamination cleanup associated with the accident….