Political Quotes

“Mr. President, today I rise to address the crisis of lead contamination in drinking water that we are seeing all across this Nation. It is time for us to come together and solve these problems. We have all been outraged by the crisis in Flint, where we know children and families are being poisoned by lead in their drinking water. My colleagues from Michigan, Senators Stabenow and Peters, have an excellent bipartisan bill--which Senator Inhofe and I helped to negotiate--that would provide emergency relief to address this crisis. The people of Flint need this relief now. So I call on any of those holding up this bill to get out of the way and let this legislation pass immediately. The crisis in Flint has also brought attention to the broader issue of lead in drinking water in communities throughout our Nation. I want to read to you some headlines from just the last few weeks. Here is one from the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS: ``Pregnant women, kids cautioned over Jackson water, lead.'' That is February 25, 2016. From Newsweek: ``With lead in the water, could Sebring, Ohio, become the next Flint?'' That is January, 27, 2016. From the Associated Press: ``Elevated Lead Levels Found in Newark Schools' Drinking Water.'' In Charlotte, the Charlotte Observer: ``Lead in water not confined to Flint.'' That is January 30, 2016.…”