Senate committee holds hearing on rail safety following Ohio train derailment | full video

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance, and others appeared before a Senate committee on Wednesday about rail safety following the February derailment in East Palestine. Toxic chemicals were released into the surrounding area after a Norfolk Southern train derailed.

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[SA-Bean-Bean]

Ugh this train CEO just dodges dodges dodges. Ffs! Just take responsibility and actually help!

[MsSassySean]

When you get done helping this nice neighborhood with their crisis...Can you find a way to help the people of Flint Michigan please??? We'll wait our turn..

[TeamGxxS]

after the toxic derailment blocked traffic (and revenue) for 2 days, "we" blew it up ... reopening the rail at the expense of everything around it.

[Supermath]

Discussion of the derailment starts at 45:39

[Buzz_Purr]

'Data driven safety' is a euphemism for 'Trial and error'.

[carollittlewind]

When trump got rid of ALL regulations. He basically said he doesn't care about anyone or anything.

[TwoTreesStudio]

it must seriously suck to be part of a political party where you have to follow along with ted's antics

[johnsidor]

Yeah right he is skirting all questions to hold on to there profits

[katekelly]

what is Cruz doing right now to help people right now? nothing.

[capngloval]

The only way Ted Cruise shed a tear over this was if someone paid him too. I don't think it's humanly possible for anyone to be as completely disingenuous as he is.

[johnsidor]

NOT GOOD ENOUGHT THIS TRAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED

[Truth]

Why wasn't Buttigieg been a part of this?

[REDOS]

Glad to see someone is discussing it. Probably won't go anywhere unless We The People, keep pressure on them.

[getonlygotonly]

aint never gonna put the toxic genie back in the bottle

[jasonmcclung]

Why doesn't every rail car that carries hazardous material have a extinguisher of some type or something to help with the spread of chemicals

[seanacameron]

Ache for the people. Bless them and may they recover.

[jasonmcclung]

Something needs done about the railways along the Ohio river close to Marietta before this happens again

[commodoor]

Ted Cruz wants to know if there's a reasonable technical impediment to letting the train crew know if bearings are overheating. Is he serious? He's suggesting that they can detect temperature changes and transmit that data thousands of miles away, but there is a technical impediment that won't let the crew know. Wow. Cars have had temperature gauges for decades that notify the driver. It's clear that railroad company don't want crews to control when they stop - *the impediment is profit driven safety avoidance* . There is no technological impediment in notifying the crew. And the exec had a slick answer, and Ted Cruz went along with that answer. Enough. All deregulation ever leads to is maximizing profits and minimizing consumer protections.

[terwillagermcghee]

I thought that ceo with the shiny ring was going to have his head explode, his face kept getting redder and redder... licking his lips so much I felt cottonmouthed

[Hbirdo]

Note to Congressional Staff — Witness names are INVISIBLE due to the PLASTIC NAMEPLATE HOLDERS in front of witnesses. Hearings like this are important for viewers to identify speakers. Thanks.