Facing scrutiny for what Republicans and Democrats are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration announced on Feb. 17 that it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and multiple House members from Ohio.
“The Biden administration has mobilized a robust, multi-agency effort to support the people of East Palestine, Ohio,” the White House said in a Feb. 17 statement.
