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Manchin and Ryan pledge help to Piketon over diffusion plant but not everyone convinced

10/21/2022 8:50:00 PM

Manchin and Ryan pledge help to Piketon not everyone convinced

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Manchin and Ryan pledge help to Piketon not everyone convinced Tim Ryan and Joe Manchin talked to Piketon residents about what changes they would like to see and what help they would like for the community. “This has been a problem for years,” said Pettit, who is married to a teacher in the local school district. “They’ve crammed these kids into two other buildings. It’s very sad that nobody has given a crap until Mr. Ryan (and Senator Manchin) showed up.” massive nuclear diffusion plantWhile residents said they appreciated the visit, not everyone is optimistic about federal assistance.Two teachers in one classroomThis time he brought with him the chair of the Senate energy committee.when independent monitors detected radioactive isotopes in the air and ground near the building, which is two miles downwind of the former diffusion plant. Read more:
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People are going to vote for a guy who was involved in destroying , the same entity he is trying work for.Fetterman Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan vents 'frustration' that national Democrats aren't putting more money behind himOhio Senate candidate Tim Ryan said in a Wednesday interview he is frustrated with a perceived lack of financial support from national-level Democratic Party officials. What's Fox's dog in this race? Having something to yap and flap their gums over? Follow Biden and you will be lost. In Ohio, JD Vance and Tim Ryan fight to turn out voters in final weeks of Senate campaignFormer President Donald Trump won Ohio by 8 points less than two years ago, but polls have shown the Ohio Senate race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman is competitive. Only due to cheating by the democrats. Trump ruined any chance JD Vance had after Trump remarked Vance kissed his buttocks to be at his rally and Vance just smiled and took it Yea, right. 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Cool 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 da iawn RMcElhenney a VancityReynolds, diolch yn fawr iawn o gymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 closed Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon, learned that Sen.19 Oct 2022 Washington, DC Republican J.ArrowRight But they’re not spending big money in his race — prompting Ryan and his allies to complain that national party strategists involved with funding decisions are falling to adequately fund his unexpectedly competitive campaign against Republican J., questioned whether the party's leadership knows what it's doing. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and U.S. Vance has a four-point lead over Democrat Rep. Rep. “National Democrats have been known not to make very good strategic decisions over the years,” said Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post. Tim Ryan (D-Niles), who is running for U. The Cygnal polling found that Vance leads Ryan by four percent, 47.S.  Ryan noted his 350,000 individual donors, saying that those supporters are"frustrated" by the lack of national help. Senate, were in town to see the shuttered school, he drove by to thank them for the visit.2 percent, with 9. The considerations are especially complex this fall, with Democrats defending a narrow Senate majority across a landscape that features several close races in expensive states. But after a short conversation with the lawmakers, Pettit said he doesn’t expect any help from Congress. “This has been a problem for years,” said Pettit, who is married to a teacher in the local school district. Ultimately, Noah Rudnick, the data scientist who fielded the poll, believes that Vance is boosted by Biden’s low favorables in the state, even though Tim Ryan has a slight lead with independents. “They’ve crammed these kids into two other buildings. “Those are the people that are frustrated. It’s very sad that nobody has given a crap until Mr. In the Buckeye State, the president’s favorability is severely underwater, with 59. Ryan (and Senator Manchin) showed up.” The southern Ohio community is still reeling from the middle school’s closure three years ago, after the Scioto Valley Local School District concluded that radiation levels were unacceptably high near the school, in contrast to the U.9 percent had a favorable view of him. Advertisement But a flood of outside Republican money brought both sides to a roughly even overall spending fight, with the campaign’s own ad investments taken into account.S. Department of Energy's finding that levels were acceptable. In comparison, an overwhelming majority of 69. The closure was another blow to the village of roughly 2,100, which has suffered from a disproportionate number of cancer deaths that residents attribute to the cleanup of the town's massive nuclear diffusion plant .), which has spent or reserved about $30 million through Election Day, according to the AdImpact data. Manchin — who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — and Ryan came to Piketon on Thursday to talk with community leaders and make a commitment to help. Furthermore, on the generic ballot, a Republican candidate led by over ten points with 52. While residents said they appreciated the visit, not everyone is optimistic about federal assistance. The diffusion plant is one of the last vestiges of the Cold War and its radioactive legacy.1 percent said they would vote for the Democrats. They voiced worry that the party’s recent history of losses in the state is holding the national party back from seizing a chance at an upset. The facility enriched uranium for nuclear bombs from 1956 to 2001. Federal investigations documented lax safety practices and poor record keeping, and former workers have to a pair of funds intended to compensate ex-employees diagnosed with certain types of cancer.5 percent said they were unsure. Two teachers in one classroom Rep. Another top pickup possibility for Democrats is Pennsylvania where Senate Majority PAC has poured in $42 million. Ryan has visited Piketon before for listening sessions to a recent House appropriations bill for training, education and technical assistance for the community.58 percent margin of error. This time he brought with him the chair of the Senate energy committee. Sitting at a set of folding tables arranged in a rectangle in a Piketon High School multi-purpose room, Manchin and Ryan were surrounded by school officials and local elected leaders in a room with two teachers' desks.S. “ @TimRyan has defended his lead,” Chase wrote. Officials recounted tragedies the community suffered: 14 Scioto Valley Local School District students have been diagnosed with cancer since 2013 and five have died. The district when independent monitors detected radioactive isotopes in the air and ground near the building, which is two miles downwind of the former diffusion plant. With Ohio currently being represented by a Republican, it is crucial for the party to keep the seat. Officials say students are now squeezed into schools.B. “We have two classes in this one room,” Scioto Valley Local School District Superintendent Wes Hairston said. Senate Republicans must hold seats in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania and net at least one seat to put the GOP back in the majority and hinder President Joe Biden’s agenda. The superintendent told Manchin the district is losing students to open enrollment, which he partially attributes to over-crowded classrooms. The senator posed questions about monitoring efforts, and the community’s dealings with the Department of Energy. Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. “We’re going to continue making strategic, effective decisions that put us in the best position possible to accomplish our mission: defending our Democratic Senate majority. Community leaders said they feel the agency is not forthcoming, and are frustrated that federal officials insist radiation levels are safe, even as the village experiences a cancer rate 16% higher than the national average. What do Piketon residents think? Wayne Smith, who sits on the Piketon school board and to cancer in 2013, fought back tears as he recalled his daughter’s death. “I never got to see her go to prom,” he said. Joe Biden lost Ohio by a similar margin in 2020, despite a last minute push that included a whistle stop train tour that began in the state . After the meeting, Smith said the lawmakers’ visit makes him confident the district will acquire the funds for a new building, which the district estimates will cost $25 million. “This is the most (attention) we’ve had from the government,” he said. Hairston concurred. Making matters more complicated for Ryan, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee this year, Nan Whaley, is polling well behind — suggesting that to win, Ryan would need GOP voters to split their vote. “I’m more optimistic now than I’ve been for quite some time,” he said. “I think they’ll go to the (energy) committee and I think they’ll try to find the funding to help us out.” Pettit — who described himself as a Democrat who otherwise supports Ryan — took a different stance. “Every year North Carolina gets a little bluer. The Piketon man said he’s heard promises before and no money emerged for a new building. “They’re just blowing smoke,” he said. Vina Colley, a former diffusion plant electrician who has helped organize groups of ex-employees fighting for benefits , is similarly pessimistic. Sen. “We need more transparency for the community and for the workers,” she said. “People are asking questions and not getting any answers.” For its part, the energy department says it holds regular meetings with Piketon residents. Greg Schultz, an Ohio native who managed Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, said that Ohio has “broken a lot of people’s hearts many, many times. The agency meets to “discuss risk, and present air-monitoring data from real-time and quarterly monitors located around the project area,” a spokesperson said in an email. The department also posts up-to-date sampling data and information on the diffusion plant clean-up online, the spokesperson said. What can lawmakers do? Manchin told Piketon leaders he is committed to helping, but what form that help will take remains to be seen. That would allow Ryan to shift his resources to all positive advertisements. In brief remarks to a gaggle of local and national reporters after the meeting, the West Virginia senator said the energy department is under his committee’s jurisdiction and his staff can work with the agency to build transparency and acquire funding for a new school. When asked if he would hold a hearing on the diffusion plant clean-up and its aftermath, Manchin replied: “I will if that’s what we need to do. Sometimes a hearing can be the last resort if I can’t get cooperation. Before shifting to embrace the former president, Vance had described himself as a “Never Trump guy” and said Trump’s plans ranged “from immoral to absurd.” [email protected] .