SENATOR VANCE’S WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING RAIL SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) will testify during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation tomorrow regarding the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The Committee will convene on Wednesday, March 22 at approximately 10:45 AM ET to hear testimony from Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and other railroad, public safety, […]
SENATOR VANCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON’S BIPARTISAN RAIL ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding Congressman Bill Johnson’s RAIL Act, which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today: “This is a great bill. I’m very glad to see that Congressman Johnson has such a strong, bipartisan group from the Ohio delegation behind it,” said Senator Vance. […]
SENATOR VANCE: CONGRESS MUST PASS THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT TO PROTECT FIRST RESPONDERS AND KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) repeated his calls for Congress to pass the Railway Safety Act, a commonsense and bipartisan piece of legislation sponsored by Republican Senators Vance, Hawley, and Rubio, and Democratic Senators Brown, Casey, and Fetterman. “Two big things we have to do better on rail safety: first of all, when […]
SENATOR VANCE VISITS EAST PALESTINE, DEMANDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REMOVE TOXIC WASTE
EAST PALESTINE, OH – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) visited a toxic waste holding site in East Palestine, Ohio today. While on-site, Senator Vance called on the Biden Administration to immediately relocate the waste to licensed disposal facilities: “Why is this toxic mound of dirt still here in the first place, thousands and thousands of pounds of […]
SENATOR VANCE’S WRITTEN TESTIMONY ON THE DISASTER IN EAST PALESTINE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) provided written testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Video of Senator Vance’s testimony, as delivered, is available here. Statement of Senator JD Vance of OhioBefore the Committee on Environment and Public Works Thursday, March 9, 2023 This is […]
SENATOR VANCE: “A TIME FOR CHOOSING” ON OUR RESPONSE TO THE EAST PALESTINE DISASTER
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) testified during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding the train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Watch Senator Vance’s full testimony here: Senator Vance: “I worry that there has been a movement in my party and in my movement in response to the […]
ICYMI: SENATOR VANCE QUESTIONS FAA ADMINISTRATOR ON SAFETY OF 737 MAX AIRCRAFT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned Acting Administrator Billy Nolen of the Federal Aviation Administration on the safety of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senator Vance: “One worry that I have – we’ve had a couple of incidents that have come […]
ICYMI: SENATOR VANCE QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN POWELL ON THE U.S. DOLLAR’S RESERVE CURRENCY STATUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell on the role of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. “When I look at the American economy, we have a lot of financial engineers and a […]
SENATORS VANCE, BROWN TO INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PREVENT TRAIN DERAILMENT DISASTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with Senators Rubio (R-FL), Hawley (R-MO), Casey (D-PA), and Fetterman (D-PA), will introduce legislation, The Railway Safety Act of 2023, today to prevent future train disasters like the derailment that devastated East Palestine, Ohio. The bill will take a number of key steps […]
SENATORS VANCE, BROWN CALL FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH MONITORING FOR RESIDENTS OF EAST PALESTINE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Administrator Michael Regan of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Director Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging them to ensure individuals affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment have access to baseline medical testing. […]