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Tony Cárdenas: “This is an atrocity that should not have ever happened. This is a reminder that when we are unwilling to invest in…”

On the recordApril 12, 2016
This is an atrocity that should not have ever happened. This is a reminder that when we are unwilling to invest in people's safety, Flint is going to happen again.
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Tony Cárdenas
Democratic · California

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Cardenas condemns the Flint crisis as a preventable disaster due to lack of investment in safety.

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