Hi John,
Just over a year after the rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio the Senate still has yet to take action.
That’s why I’m still calling for my colleagues to sign on to my Railway Safety Act. It’s a bipartisan bill that would require more notice to state emergency officials when trains are carrying hazardous materials, mandate better crewing of freight trains, increase monitoring of potential safety issues, and increase penalties in order to hold rail carriers accountable. We need to get this done.
Right now, years of deregulation have given a few huge rail carriers way too much power, all while they cut corners and risk public safety to save a few bucks.
Fighting back in favor of everyday PA residents is what I’m in the Senate to do. That’s why we’ve got to make progress for the safety of people everywhere.
Thank you!
❤️ John
John Fetterman
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania