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Capitol Report: Judiciary Committee Hearing at US-Mexico Border; Buttigieg Visits Site of Ohio Train Derailment

February 23, 2023
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Congressional lawmakers, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), were in Yuma, Arizona, Thursday. What did lawmakers discover about the local community? And why did Democrats decide not to go? Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited East Palestine, Ohio, for the first time since the train derailment. What does he say about his absence and…

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Buttigieg Vows to ‘Raise the Bar’ on Rail Safety in Visit to Ohio Derailment Site, Admits He Took Too Long to Respond

February 23, 2023
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Nearly three weeks after a toxic train derailment upended life in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to the community to meet with those affected on Thursday, Feb. 23, promising accountability and higher safety standards. Noting that the National Transportation Security Board released its preliminary findings on…

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White House Blames Republicans, Former Trump Officials for Toxic Chemical Spill in Ohio

February 23, 2023
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The White House criticized Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration on Wednesday, claiming they should be to blame for the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The criticism came on the same day as former President Donald Trump visited the derailment site, during which he called out the Biden administration for its slow response. “Congressional…

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Buttigieg Schedules Feb. 23 Visit to Ohio Derailment Site Amid Mounting Criticism

February 22, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 23—nearly three weeks after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there leaking toxic chemicals into the community. Earlier this week, Buttigieg demurred on announcing a specific date and time for a visit, telling reporters only that he was planning to do so “when the…

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Buttigieg Schedules Visit to Ohio Derailment Site Amid Mounting Criticism

February 22, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg can confirmed a visit to troubled East Palestine, Ohio—nearly three weeks after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there leaking toxic chemicals into the community. Earlier this week, Buttigieg demurred on announcing a specific date and time for a visit, telling reporters only that he was planning to do so “when the…

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Buttigieg Confirms He’ll Visit East Palestine, Wants More Regulations After Train Derailment

February 21, 2023
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Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday that he is “planning to go” to East Palestine, Ohio, amid criticism that top Biden officials have not visited the village after a toxic train derailment earlier this month. “I am planning to go and our folks were on the ground from the first hours,” Buttigieg told…

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Scrutiny Over Buttigieg’s Response to Toxic Ohio Train Derailment Continues

February 20, 2023
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Under scrutiny for what Republicans and Democrats are calling a slow response to the fiery Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment on Feb. 3 in eastern Ohio, Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter on Feb. 19 to the railroad’s CEO demanding that the company “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine as…

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Rubio Calls for Buttigieg’s Immediate Resignation Following Ohio Derailment

February 16, 2023
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Thursday called for the immediate resignation of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg after the Ohio train derailment, expressing doubts about Buttigieg’s ability to ensure public safety among other issues. In a Feb. 16 letter to President Joe Biden, Rubio accused Buttigieg of repeatedly demonstrating a “gross level of incompetence…

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Backlash After Buttigieg Blames Trump for Hampering Train Safety Amid Ohio Train Derailment Fallout

February 16, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced sharp criticism after he appeared to cast some of the blame for the Ohio train derailment onto former President Donald Trump because the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the former president nixed an Obama-era regulation on advanced train brake systems. The derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 of…

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Buttigieg Invited to East Palestine Town Hall by Ohio Republican Following Railway Accident

February 16, 2023
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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…

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