speaker, frustrating law makers such as congressman chris deluzio, whose district in pennsylvania borders. he's palestine he's a co-sponsor of the house version of the bill and says it's all being held up because of rail industry lobbyists trying to keep things just as they are, love these guys pedal the same. i think bad ideology that we can be trusted to regulate ourselves the can, the industry is spending millions to influence congress according to open secrets a non-profit that tracks lobbying efforts. the rail industry spent more than $24 last year on lobbying norfolk southern spent more than 2.3 million in 2023 up from the year before when the company spent 1.8 million. >> there are a lot of people from east palestine who are frustrated by this. and so am i. >> the real safety act would be new inspection and new safety requirements for railroad norfolk southern pointed to reductions in its accident rates. >> also saying >> in a statement to cnn, our industry can make real, even safer, but it will take railroads, car owners, and manufacturers and our customers from day one, we've sha