I thank the gentlewoman from Texas. I know that your concerns are very real. You traveled to Flint, and you have been working on these issues for many, many years. Thank you for your participation. Tomorrow, the Democrats are holding their own committee hearing on this issue. I am certain that we will go through the issues that you talked about: what actually happened and who is actually responsible. So, that will be a discussion for tomorrow. Perhaps we will cover it on the floor tonight. Let me now turn to my colleague from New York, Mr. Paul Tonko, for the continuation of the East-West show.
John Garamendi: “I thank the gentlewoman from Texas. I know that your concerns are very real. You traveled to Flint, and you have been…”
On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
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