[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            FLINT, MICHIGAN

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, so far this House of Representatives has 
done nothing to help the people of my hometown of Flint, Michigan. I 
left Flint this morning, and I left behind a city of 100,000 people who 
for 2 years now have not been able to drink the water coming out of 
their tap.
  It is a disaster, it is a public health crisis, and it demands a 
response not just from the State government, which clearly is 
principally responsible for what happened. The people of my hometown 
are American citizens and have a right to have their national 
government, the Federal Government, step in and help them in the moment 
of their greatest need.
  This is the job of the United States Congress. We have legislation 
that would provide relief to the people of Flint rather than arguing 
over blame. That will come in time. There has been plenty of time 
devoted to that subject.
  The legislation that I offer would have the Federal Government and 
the State government equally share in the cost of putting this 
community back together and getting the people in Flint, Michigan, 
something that every American ought to be able to get up in the morning 
and take for granted, and that is that the water they drink is clean, 
safe, and will not make them sick. It is time for this House to act.

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