President Biden speaks to reporters alongside Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) following a Senate Democratic Caucus luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
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Biden will visit Ohio ‘at some point’ after train derailment
President Biden indicated Thursday he will eventually make his way to Ohio following significant criticism from Republicans for not visiting the area sooner.
“I’ve spoken with every official in Ohio, Democrat and Republican, on a continuing basis, as in Pennsylvania,” Biden told reporters after leaving a lunch at the Capitol on Thursday.
“We will be implementing an awful lot through the legislation here, and I will be out there at some point,” he said.
However, asked about the comments, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she had no new travel to announce for the president.
Republicans have blasted Biden for not visiting the area thus far, though the president’s team has dispatched two Cabinet secretaries to the area: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.
The administration has also repeatedly pointed out that EPA representatives were in East Palestine within hours of the Feb. 3 incident.
Read the full story from our colleague Brett Samuels at TheHill.com.
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