President Biden shrugged off criticism Friday over his handling of the toxic Ohio train derailment that has unfolded as a public safety concern for local residents.
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“Do you have any plan to travel to Ohio and have you talked with the mayor yet?” ABC’s David Muir asked.
“Let’s put this in perspective,” Biden responded. “Within two hours of that derailment, the EPA was in there. Within two hours. Every major agency in the United States government that had anything to do with rail and or cleanup was there and is there. In addition to that, I’ve spoken at length to the congresspersons, the governors, the senators from both states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. And I’ve made it clear to them anything they need is available or we’ll make it available to…
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