{"id":2001815,"date":"2023-08-15T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-train-derailment-vance-says-east-palestine-still-waiting-for-bidens-response\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T20:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:20:26","slug":"ohio-train-derailment-vance-says-east-palestine-still-waiting-for-bidens-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-train-derailment-vance-says-east-palestine-still-waiting-for-bidens-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio train derailment: East Palestine awaits Biden&#8217;s reply, Vance says."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fohio-train-derailment-vance-says-east-palestine-still-waiting-for-bidens-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001815&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. J.D. Vance Criticizes Biden Administration&#8217;s Response\u2062 to Ohio \u2062Train Derailment<\/h2>\n<p>Six months after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-report-on-ohio-train-derailment-to-be-released-thursday\/\" title=\"NTSB Report on Ohio Train Derailment to Be Released Thursday\">fiery train derailment<\/a> in East Palestine, Ohio, left some \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-is-building-an-opulent-presidential-center-in-chicago-hes-not-doing-it-in-a-poor-black-or-environmentally-friendly-neighborhood\/\" title=\"Obama Is Building An Opulent \u2018Presidential Center\u2019 In Chicago. He\u2019s Not Doing It In A Poor, Black, Or Environmentally Friendly Neighborhood\">residents concerned<\/a> \u200babout contaminated air \u2062and water, Sen. J.D. Vance\u200c (R-OH) renewed his criticism of how the Biden administration has responded to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Not only \u2064has Joe Biden refused to visit East Palestine, but he has also refused to grant critical assistance to the recovery effort,&#8221; Vance wrote in a Columbus\u200b Dispatch\u200c op-ed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vance highlighted that Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) had requested a major \u2064disaster declaration from the president, but it had been ignored. He emphasized the importance of this declaration, stating that it would guarantee the delivery of resources needed to save the community.<\/p>\n<h3>Clean-up Efforts and Urgent \u2064Need\u2063 for Action<\/h3>\n<p>During his visit to East Palestine, Vance \u2064criticized the clean-up \u200cefforts overseen by officials\u2063 with\u200c the Environmental\u200d Protection Agency. He expressed his growing anger as improvements were not \u200dbeing made and emphasized the urgency of \u200bremoving the hazardous waste from the community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No one can expect the people of East Palestine to return to normal until the hazardous waste \u2063in their \u2063backyard \u2064is gone for good,&#8221; Vance wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) also \u2062joined Vance in urging the administration to do more. He called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to the state&#8217;s request to designate East Palestine a disaster and requested a detailed list of actions taken and funding provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-us-citizenship-test-requiring-greater-english-skills-draws-concerns-from-immigrants-and-advocates-too-difficult\/\" title=\"New US citizenship test causing worries among immigrants and advocates - too hard.\">federal\u200d government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden&#8217;s Response to Other Disasters<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s response to\u200c another disaster, the wildfires in Hawaii, has also attracted criticism. The president has no plans to visit the disaster area but intends to \u200cgo on vacation in Nevada.\u200b In\u200d contrast, the administration has requested $13 million in disaster relief for Hawaii.<\/p>\n<h3>Advancing Railway Safety Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>Vance addressed\u200b his push to advance railway safety legislation in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-train-derailment-vance-says-east-palestine-still-waiting-for-bidens-response\/\" title=\"Ohio train derailment: East Palestine awaits Biden's reply, Vance says.\">prevent future dangerous\u200b train derailments<\/a>. His bill aims to\u200c raise safety standards for rail companies and increase fines for infractions. However, the bill has faced opposition from the business community and some Senate\u2063 Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Vance \u2063expressed\u2064 his disappointment\u2063 with colleagues in\u2062 his party who have\u2063 defended the railroad industry and hindered safety improvements. While he has garnered\u2063 some Republican\u2064 support, \u200cthe bill\u200c still faces the \u200bpossibility of being \u200dfilibustered on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u200c(R-KY) has not taken a position on the legislation, stating that he has not made a decision\u200d on whether to support it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six months post a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, causing worries of polluted air and water, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) reiterated his disapproval of the Biden administration&#8217;s response. 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