Mike Carey U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Mike Carey U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Yesterday, Congressmen Mike Carey (OH-15) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, urging a hearing and swift committee review of the East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2024.
This proposal, introduced by Congressman David Joyce and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, seeks to authorize funding through Fiscal Year 2028 for a study on the long-term health impacts of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Both Congressmen Carey and Deluzio are co-sponsors of the bill.
“We write today to request you hold a legislative hearing and markup on H.R. 8537, the East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act, which we have both cosponsored,” stated the congressmen in a joint letter. “The residents of Darlington, Pennsylvania; East Palestine, Ohio; and the surrounding areas need to understand the long-term impacts of this disaster on their health, and the East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act will help achieve this. To ensure the assessment is a success, we support the Department of Health and Human Services technical assistance to the legislation to allow for appropriate time and resources to fully understand the impact of the spill to the surrounding community’s public health.”
The full letter is available here.
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