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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
Today, the citizens of Flint still lack clean drinking water, and the new generation there which has been exposed to high levels of lead faces an uncertain future.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Highlighting the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

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