The Secretary of Transportation said he was in East Palestine, Ohio, for 'the work, not the politics.'
said he is"proud" of the department's response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, amid heavy criticism that he and the federal government are doing too little, too late.
During his visit to East Palestine on Thursday, Buttigieg was confronted with criticism that it took him three weeks to visit the community after a Norfolk SouthernWhen asked if he has done a good job as secretary of the DOT, Buttigieg said he was"proud" of what the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has done in Ohio"since day one.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks to the press as he visited the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment on February 23, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. On February 3, 2023, the train carrying toxic chemicals derailed, causing an environmental disaster. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after the area was placed under a state of emergency."What I'm really proud of is the community that I saw here," he told reporters.
He added that he believes the community is"pretty frustrated with people trying to take political advantage of this situation."take political advantage of thisI confronted Pete Buttigieg once again on being 3 weeks later after he tried to dance around questions on slow federal response. I then asked if he thinks 1,000 train derailments per year was okay with him, since that was his initial response to the East Palestine derailment
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