This is a fundamental problem with emergency management philosophy is that you report only to a bottom line and to the governor, and that the voice of the people are eliminated in this process.

And at no time did anyone ask the question. So how do we know how to fix it if no one ever asked why would we in America in 2016 with you being in charge, and you signed the contract, regardless of who initiated it, and people in Flint…

I have dedicated 25 years of my life to public service. And this issue has created anxiety, sadness, frustration...

I am infuriated that someone made the deliberate decision not to treat this water when the primacy or the responsibility of drinking water rests with the State.

From the emails that I have seen, it appears that all of his senior aides were aware of extensive issues with MDEQ and DHHS.

Many of us in Congress and in the administration welcomed Prime Minister Modi's ascension to power with pretty significant enthusiasm.

I think the U.S. has, for the most part, succeeded in fostering this relationship over the years.

Now, however, I am beginning to hear skepticism about the Modi government's follow-through in some areas.

In America we do not normally boil water. We turn on the faucet and drink it, and trust the government to provide us with water that is safe.

are we in some legal jeopardy for expressing some concern about the use of the American people's tax dollars in that way?

I would argue that that language itself is reprehensible because it infers that people that don't buy in completely to the fact that we ought to be spending huge amounts of money when it could be considerable loss of jobs and taxpayer…

I don't think there was a whole lot, we certainly didn't vote on approving what the President committed of the hard-working American people's dollars.

I would stress, as I have in past hearings on this topic... that it is essential for the administration to continue proactive engagement with India.

So for the life of me, I do not understand why it was not followed because every dollar you spend on corrosion control not only protects from lead, it saves $10 at minimum in terms of damage to your pipe infrastructure.

When we get a memo like this from someone with the EPA doing their job, and a constituent who reports it, and we have the evidence of the poisoning.

You never acted for, what, 5 months after this memo, Ms. Hedman?

The reason we put EPA together was to protect people, right, in cities, in communities, and States where they did not act to protect the water of the people, right?

This Mr. del Toral is a hero, and the things he did, every test possible.