The Biden Team is blaming Trump for the train wreck. They're saying DEREGULATION led to less Safety. That entire line is bogus. Obama implemented a regulation that required certain types of trains carrying FLAMMABLE material had to have a break system that applied the breaks to every car at once. The regular system applied the breaks to each car individually. The back story is that Obama wanted it more expensive to move oil by rail. The system wasn't cost effective according to the Industry and the DO. So, during the Trump Administration Congress had the DOT do a cost assessment and the Budget Office complete a report. That requirement was then rescinded.
BTW, the regulation wouldn't have applied in this situation anyway because for some reason this train wasn't classified as the type of train mentioned in the original regulation. Maybe they should be asking Obama why only Cars carrying PETROLEUM products had to apply by his regulation.
Mayor Pete just wants more regulation, and more Government.
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