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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHouse GOP Quietly Closes Flint, Mich. Water Investigation
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/dem-lawmaker-michigan-gov-snyder-stonewalling-flint-44240212Congressional Republicans quietly closed a year-long investigation into Flint, Michigan's crisis over lead in its drinking water, faulting both state officials and the Environmental Protection Agency for contamination that has affected nearly 100,000 residents.
In letters to fellow Republicans, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Friday that Michigan and federal officials were slow in detecting high levels of lead in the water and did not act fast enough once the problem was discovered.
The committee findings offer no new information and essentially summarize what emerged during several high-profile hearings earlier this year.
"The committee found significant problems at Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality and unacceptable delays in the Environmental Protection Agency's response to the crisis," wrote Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. "The committee also found that the federal regulatory framework is so outdated that it sets up states to fail."
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House GOP Quietly Closes Flint, Mich. Water Investigation (Original Post)
Jimbo101
Dec 2016
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Ilsa
(61,698 posts)1. So they blamed it all on someone else besides
Their state leadership in making a selfish, crappy dangerous decision.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)2. Another governor given a pass for mistreating teh undeserved in his
state. That fraternity includes Christie, Snyder, MCCrory(who is on the way out). Let's not forget Walker.
kevink077
(365 posts)3. These people are pure evil
These republicans are despicable cowards. Evil.
pscot
(21,024 posts)4. if the water in Benghazi had lead in it
they'd be all over it.
spanone
(135,888 posts)5. that will be used as they dismantle the EPA...mr chaffetz should be ashamed of himself, but he's not
pukes
muntrv
(14,505 posts)6. No blaming Rick Snyder for switching to toxic Flint River water.