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Congressman LaTurner Seeking Answers For Train Derailment

 

 Congressman Jake LaTurner, Chairman James Comer, and the rest of the Oversight and Accountability Committee Republicans are launching an investigation into the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the ensuing environmental and public health emergency.

 The committee is concerned about what they call U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s failure to promptly respond to resolve the ongoing emergency and is requesting all documents and information related to the train detrainment.

 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. Republican lawmakers say the incident is an environmental and public health emergency that now threatens Americans across state lines. Residents continue to report dead animals, strong odors, burning sensations, rashes, and watery eyes. The fallout from the Ohio train derailment continues to develop.

 Republican lawmakers are seeking all documents and information related to DOT’s response to the catastrophe.

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