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John Shimkus: “Flint was let down by its Federal and State Government and its local officials and the residents there are right to be…”

On the recordApril 12, 2016
Flint was let down by its Federal and State Government and its local officials and the residents there are right to be skeptical.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus criticizes government failures in addressing the Flint water crisis.

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