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LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:35 PM Mar 2016

LIVE NOW: Oversight Democrats rip Snyder on Flint

Source: Detroit News

Washington — Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee rebuked Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as he acknowledged Thursday the state’s responsibility for the Flint water crisis, accusing his administration of incompetence and environmental discrimination.

“I’ve had about enough of your false contrition and your phony apologies,” Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania told the governor.

Cartwright peppered Snyder with a series of questions over when he and his administration became aware of problems with Flint water, including the eventual findings of elevated lead levels and a possible link to an outbreak of fatal Legionnaires’ disease.

Snyder said his administration did follow up on initial concerns with Flint water quality but continued “to get reaffirmation from career bureaucrats that the water was safe.” He insisted he did not personally know about the lead levels until he took action in October 2015 and did not learn about Legionnaires’ spikes until early 2016.

“Plausible deniability only works when it’s plausible, and I’m not buying any of this that you didn’t know until October 2015,” Cartwright said. “You were not in a medically induced coma for a year.”



Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/03/17/snyder-testifies-flint-water-crisis/81901738/



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LIVE NOW: Oversight Democrats rip Snyder on Flint (Original Post) LovingA2andMI Mar 2016 OP
Wow.... llmart Mar 2016 #1
crimes against humanity demand more than just resignation. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #2
Republican crimes against their constituents... AxionExcel Mar 2016 #3

llmart

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1. Wow....
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:39 PM
Mar 2016

I love the "I've had about enough of your false contrition and phony apologies". Terrific statement.

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