Also: These elected officials didn’t claim they had petrochemical industry expertise,...
," : They"doth protest too much, methinks." You couldn’t say it better than Shakespeare’s Hamlet after reading these letters. The writers criticize County Judge Lina Hidalgo and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee for doing their jobs as elected officials to protect the citizens and unborn of their districts by questioning the risks of shipping and “disposing” toxic waste from East Palestine into their Texas districts.
They were doing their due diligence as elected officials by asking tough questions and seeking answers from real technical experts, who hopefully don’t put profits before the health and safety of us and our children. It’s exactly what President Reagan said:"Trust but verify." It looks like we especially need to verify that there is “nothing to worry about” and that it's “…a very benign waste that is less toxic than the many chemicals trucked around Houston every day.
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