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Ohio senator admits East Palestine residents ‘right to be skeptical’ about safety — and won’t say if he’d drink water
NewYork Post ^ | 2/19 | Bruce Golding

Posted on 02/19/2023 5:24:29 PM PST by nickcarraway

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said Sunday that people were “right to be skeptical” about their safety following a train-derailment chemical spill and fire — and didn’t answer when asked if he’d be willing to drink the local water.

During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Brown was asked if residents of East Palestine, Ohio, should “accept the assurances from the government” that their air and water were clean following the incident earlier this month.

“Well, they’re right to be skeptical,” he said. “We think the water is safe, but when you return to your home, you should be tested again for your water and your soil and your air, not to mention those that have their own wells.” When asked by host Pamela Brown if he’d drink the water — and if other officials should do so to reassure the public — the Ohio Democrat didn’t answer directly.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: eastpalestine

1 posted on 02/19/2023 5:24:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

When our betters won’t drink the very water they claim is safe.....you know it isn’t.


2 posted on 02/19/2023 5:27:12 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: nickcarraway

This is the worst thing since Three-Mile Island, and the dems are just acting like another day in the neighborhood.


3 posted on 02/19/2023 5:30:32 PM PST by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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To: nickcarraway

Sherrod is a wife-beater and hopefully on his way out in the next Senate election....Ohio is a deep red state now. It’s no longer the purple it was when he was first elected in 2012.

Now if only the Ohio GOP would run a good candidate not named Josh Mandel....


4 posted on 02/19/2023 5:32:15 PM PST by proud_dad_of_two (Formerly MikefromOhio (I couldn't remember my password and lost the email account too!))
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To: nickcarraway

I believe i heard him say when asked about drinking the contaminated water, that clearly under his breath said “Not fer damsure”. . At least that’s the way I remember it. /s


5 posted on 02/19/2023 6:01:46 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL )
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To: nickcarraway

You mean he didn’t demand a nice big glass of that water to reassure the people and show trust in his RAT EPA?


6 posted on 02/19/2023 6:05:35 PM PST by dforest (All of America has derailed.)
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To: nickcarraway

JD Vance said the same thing and was take. To the woodshed. Brown will be touted a a hero for Ohio. Disgusting. Brown must go down!


7 posted on 02/19/2023 6:16:18 PM PST by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: nickcarraway

Has Senator Brown made the trip to the town or are all his conversations with local officials by phone.?


8 posted on 02/19/2023 6:48:07 PM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: proud_dad_of_two

Soooooo that POS Sherrod Brown FINALLY crawled out from under his rock and said something.

We should WATERBOARD the SOB and use water from East Palestine for good measure.


9 posted on 02/19/2023 6:52:55 PM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: nickcarraway

The chemicals tested for were butyl acrylate, vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and ethylhexyl acrylate.

The dioxins created from burning the PVC is not mentioned at all. Think Agent Orange. No test. Why?


10 posted on 02/20/2023 8:24:09 AM PST by RideForever (Damn, another dangling par .....)
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