President Biden plans to make his first visit here Friday, but Sen. J.D. Vance came on Feb. 3.
Mr. Vance came to the Senate in January 2023 as a MAGA bomb-thrower, and he often lives up to that reputation.
He takes no swipes at Mr. Biden as he encourages residents to press the White House for a comprehensive "Baseline" testing program that would aim at early detection of health problems caused by the disaster.
Mr. Vance wants the government to be proactive about the health risks.
He envisions a program in which epidemiologists, toxicologists, cancer researchers and other experts would regularly test residents for abnormal health conditions.
Mr. Vance says his pitches have left the administration "Completely unmoved": "I cannot get the White House to give a crap about these people," he says.
Mr. Vance adds, with his characteristic populist bluntness: "I'm going to hope that they get off their asses to do something."
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