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20 minutes ago, jasson621 said:

Biden's in East Palestine today providing much needed advice and financial assistance to residents of the region. Just kidding, he's in Ukraine handing over a new batch of weapons and billions of dollars to a Fascist dictator his old boss installed.

The real president will be in Ohio.

Always America last with Biden.

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On 2/20/2023 at 9:15 AM, jasson621 said:

Biden's in East Palestine today providing much needed advice and financial assistance to residents of the region. Just kidding, he's in Ukraine handing over a new batch of weapons and billions of dollars to a Fascist dictator his old boss installed.

 

On 2/20/2023 at 9:36 AM, sleepy said:

The real president will be in Ohio.

Always America last with Biden.

Trump’s Ohio Visit Puts Spotlight on Rail-Safety Rules He Ended

Congressional Republicans and former Trump administration officials owe East Palestine an apology for selling them out to rail industry lobbyists when they dismantled Obama-Biden rail safety protections as well as EPA powers to rapidly contain spills,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement.

“He should be embarrassed,” Quarterman said of Trump in an interview. “Regulations force people to advance technology,” adding that if the train in question had the brakes “there is no question the accident would have been less dramatic.”

 

The braking requirement, put in place in 2015 as part of a suite of new safety rules following a number of fiery high-profile crude oil train derailments, required railroads to install more responsive electronic braking systems on trains carrying hazardous materials. The requirement would have replaced what the head of the Federal Railroad Administration at the time compared to a “Civil War-era braking system” that uses air pressure instead.

But the rules came under fire from the rail industry, including Norfolk Southern, as being too expensive and the Trump administration rescinded them after conducting a congressionally mandated analysis that found their costs would be “significantly higher than the expected benefits.”

“It’s the height of hypocrisy for Trump to feign concern for the community of East Palestine after years of openly mocking and rolling back environmental safeguards,” said Sara Chieffo, a vice president with the environmental group League of Conservation Voters. “Trump bent over backwards to cater to corporate polluters at every turn and put East Palestine and other communities directly in harm’s way.”

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