Legislators on both sides of the aisle have widely criticized the Biden administration for its response to Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3.
Partisan divide about the topic was evident on March 9 at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to explore the crash that occurred in the eastern Ohio village located one mile from the Pennsylvania border.
The hearing was led by chairman Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and ranking member Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Carper praised the White House, EPA, and the agency administrator Michael Regan in his opening remarks.
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 9, 2021. (Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images)
“It’s worth noting that the Biden administration has been on the ground from day one,” he said….