House lawmakers are investigating Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his 'apathy' in the face of the dangerous train derailment in East Palestine.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., slammed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a 'television personality' and failing to do his job amid an Ohio train derailment on 'Sunday Night in America.'
About 50 rail cars operated by Norfolk Southern, including 10 carrying toxic chemicals, derailed on the evening of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a small town on the Ohio- In a letter to Buttigieg Friday, the House Republicans demanded documents and information related to the department's response to the disaster.
"The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the ongoing crisis that began on February 3, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio," the letter states."A Norfolk Southern freight train’s derailment and the ensuing response released highly toxic chemical materials into the air, water, and soil — forcing residents of East Palestine to evacuate. This incident is an environmental and public health emergency that now threatens Americans across state lines.
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