Senate hearing reveals partisan divisions over Ohio derailment, with some blaming EPA, others blaming corporate greed
“I hope he feels some pressure today,” East Palestine resident Erin Stauffer, 44, said of Shaw before the hearing, which she traveled to Washington to attend.
Vance, who was elected to the Senate in November on a hard-right platform, expressed frustration with Republicans who haven’t supported that legislation, saying some in the GOP seem “to think that any public safety enhancements for the rail industry is somehow a violation of the free market.” That stance puts him at odds with Republicans who have typically resisted any government restrictions on business.
Sanders tied the question of sick time to an industry strategy called “precision scheduled railroading,” which critics say has put more focus on financial success at the expense of safety and working conditions. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito , the committee’s ranking Republican, criticized the EPA on Thursday for taking too long to communicate with the public, which, she said, allowed “armchair citizen scientists and political pundits” to fuel false narratives about the derailment.
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