Just one day after Derrick Van Orden voted with extreme MAGA Republicans to advance a bill that would make a dangerous 22 percent cut to rail safety inspections, a train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, sending two containers into the Mississippi River and injuring at least four employees.
The Van Orden-backed plan would cut 140 rail safety inspection days a year in Wisconsin alone. Nationwide, this dangerous cut would mean 7,000 fewer rail safety inspection days next year alone and over 30,000 fewer miles of track inspected annually.
DCCC Spokesperson Tommy Garcia:
“Derrick Van Orden turned his back on Wisconsinites when he voted with extreme MAGA Republicans to push America closer to default and cut money for essential rail safety inspections. It’s clear Van Orden cannot be trusted to keep Wisconsinites safe.”
REMINDER: Economists recently warned that the Republican plan would increase unemployment, decrease economic growth, increase the likelihood of a recession – and even spur agencies to downgradethe nation’s credit rating.
