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East Palestine train derailment takes center stage at Senate hearing
Fox News
The Senate is set to hold a high-profile hearing on Thursday regarding the toxic train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, that happened on February 3
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, will blast the "partisan" response to the crisis in his state, according to part of his opening testimony obtained by Fox News Digital. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
He’s one of three senators testifying in the first round of the high-profile hearing being conducted by the Environment and Public Works Committee. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, Brown’s fellow Ohioan in Congress’ upper chamber, is also set to appear along with neighboring Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.
The second-round panel will feature Shaw along with regional officials at the Environmental Protection Agency and others.