Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) campaigned as a MAGA brawler just a few months ago. But on Tuesday, he stood in front of his Republican colleagues to convince them to support a bill backed by Democrats that would impose new regulations on a powerful industry.
“Nobody jumped up and said, ‘Sign me up,’” Sen. Kevin Cramer said of the freshman’s “convincing” pitch for a package of rail safety regulations. “I didn’t hear anybody say, ‘Hell no, we won’t go,’ either.”in Vance’s state has spurred the freshman senator into a surprising alliance with Sen. Sherrod Brown , an at-times fiery populist liberal who is facing a tough reelection battle in the red state in 2024.
Vance’s Senate colleagues sounded more open to his proposal, but told him on Tuesday they want the legislation to go through the Commerce Committee and regular order, rather than being hashed out as a separate bipartisan deal that goes straight to the Senate floor for a vote.Vance, a Marine veteran and “Hillbilly Elegy” author who replaced retiring GOP Sen.
Other Republicans suggested this week they preferred to wait for a full report on Norfolk Southern from the National Transportation Safety Board, which could take more than a year, before deciding on congressional action. The NTSB’s preliminary report noted an overheated wheel bearing could have been a factor in the accident, which the proposed legislation would address.
Nevertheless, Vance said he felt good about eventually getting enough Republican votes for the bill to pass, but that it would be a “mistake to rush” the process, which he agreed should start with the Commerce Committee.
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