speaking in poland a former eastern bloc country that s no stranger to russian aggression, biden started off by saying that the war has so far defied two big expectations. one, that kyiv would fall within days, and two, that the western alliance would splinter as the war dragged on. watch. one year ago the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. well, i can report kyiv stands strong. kyiv stands proud. it stands tall. and most important it stands free. when russia invaded it wasn t just ukraine being tested, the whole world faced a test for the ages. europe was being tested. america was being tested. nato was being tested. all democracies are being tested. the questions we faced were simple as they were profound. would we be strong if we looked the other, would we be weak? all of our allies would be united or divided? one year later we know the answer. we did respond, we would be strong, we would be united, and the world would not look the other way. president biden also
hazardous material would be subject to regulation. this train was subject to some hazardous material requirements and rules, but was not part of the most restricted category. a lot of people are wondering why wouldn t a train like this qualify? have to say our authorities m really have been constrained over the years by congress, which is why we re doing two things at once. we re making the most of the authority we have and calling on congress to give us a stronger hand. there was a push by my department a couple of administrations ago to get more fortified tank cars out on the rails. that was supposed to be done by 2025. congress, responding to industry lobbying, pushed that out to 2029. that date needs to be brought back up. there s the issue of how tough the fines are. even when we catch a rail