House Republicans shut down investigation into Flint water crisis, blame EPA instead

[riversedge]

Source: salon.com






Monday, Dec 19, 2016 5:03 PM UTC

After three hearings about how thousands of residents had their water contaminated, the GOP is satisfied

Sophia Tesfaye



As President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday authorizing $170 million to address the problem of the lead being found in drinking water in Flint, Michigan, Republicans in the House quietly closed a nearly yearlong investigation of the disaster — without receiving crucial information from Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
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But on Friday just hours after the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Maryland’s Rep. Elijah Cummings, called for a subpoena of the Republican governor of Michigan responsible for appointing the emergency manager who had switched Flint’s water supply, Chaffetz announced he was ending the congressional investigation. Chaffetz said he had concluded that “a series of failures at all levels of government caused, and then exacerbated, the water crisis.”

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Arguing that “the federal regulatory framework is so outdated that it sets up states to fail,” Chaffetz called for EPA funds designated for use for studying and combatting climate change be redirected to water pipe improvement projects across the nation. Chaffetz also called for removing the requirement that federally funded drinking-water construction projects pay prevailing wages under the Davis Bacon Act...................




Democrats, however, have pushed back on the Committee’s rushed assessment, criticizing Chaffetz’s sudden lack of interest in thorough investigations. (Under Chaffetz’ chairmanship, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee has chased the Planned Parenthood hoax, sought to impeach the IRS commissioner over the agency’s scrutiny of Tea Party-affiliated groups that sought tax-exempt status and vowed to continue investigating Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server even after the election.)

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Republicans are sticking sacks of poop!

[agincourt]

1. No suprise from the GOP here

nt

[Matthew28]

2. And when they weaken the EPA

They will just let such events happen...And just blame the poor.

[JudyM]

3. ...and so the "lording over us" begins. We're going to need to start a hit list of states/districts

to especially target in the next couple of elections, including supporting rethug challengers to this kind of sack of poop.

[turbinetree]

4. Wow weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee we have another dictator by the name of fascist Chaffetz

the same right wing hack, that thinks its just fine for states to go into public land and drill and mine and contaminate water----------------------what an complete ass**** and he didn't even try to be one, he was one from day one, and he makes $223,000 a year being one working only 113 days this year being one, that's $18,500 a month being one at taxpayers expense, and he smiles while he's doing it to everyone, except his facits cronies and to his voters




Riversedge:

They (republican fascist's) are the bag full of S*** always left on the porch and set on fire, and "we" will have to put out one day to clean up the mess......................if it's not to late, I think it is

[Botany]

5. Why should the GOP care? The people of Flint votes are not counted anyway.

This is really crazy. President Obama is one of the best Presidents in our history
with big approval #s and yet after a dirty election the other side takes power and
they don't give a shit about being right or wrong because they have the power and
they will use it.

This was and still is a coup.

BTW the people of Flint were poisoned because the Govenor was working for the Koch
Brothers and wanted to sell off Detriot's drinking water system.

[Ccarmona]

6. Imagine If

It was a Democratic Governor and it was the water of Grosse Pointe that was contaminated

[Seedersandleechers]

7. How do people like that sleep at night?

[flamin lib]

16. They make enough money to pay somebody to sleep for them . . . nt

[Mc Mike]

8. Oh, the EPA did it, huh? Thanks for the info, repug lying swine. nt.

[Matthew28]

10. Their argument why we shouldn't have it

and we shouldn't do anything at all.

[Mc Mike]

11. It'd be a real shame if some 12 monkeys type group

starts putting Flint water into the pitchers at repug fundraising events.

[tavernier]

18. Or at least served to the msm

while the bobble heads chirp on and on about the president elect and the brilliant choices for his administration.

[Mc Mike]

20. They all should be served a few liters of it.

And I agree with your sig line, it would clean our country right up.

[StevieM]

9. I feel sorry for Mike Dukakis. How sad for him to have an evil bastard like Jason Chaffetz

in his family.

[ananda]

12. sticking and stinking

That's for sure!

[jpak]

13. K&R for GOP Pigfuckery

yup

[secondwind]

14. K&R

[ffr]

15. This GOP power grab is getting more and more scaring by the hour.

Holy Fcuking Shit!

[calguy]

17. Get used to it

This is what happens when not enough of our people for one reason or another don't give a shit about making the effort to get their lazy asses to the polls and VOTE.

[graegoyle]

19. STFU

Hundreds of thousands of people were targeted to have their right to vote DENIED! Half the country decides not to vote; don't blame it on just 'us'.