A Republican congressman from Ohio who represents East Palestine says it is “past time” for Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to hear the concerns of locals, and that he will “reserve [Buttigieg] a seat,” ahead of a town hall meeting on Wednesday night.
The town hall comes in the wake of a 50-railcar train derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3. Ten of the derailed cars carried vinyl chloride and other potentially toxic chemicals, causing a hazardous chemical spill.
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) called on Buttigieg to attend the meeting in a tweet on Wednesday, inviting the transportation secretary to the 7 p.m. meeting slated to take place at a local high school….