Political Quotes

“I rise today in support of the effort by Senator Stabenow and Senator Peters to amend S. 2012 for Federal response to the ongoing crisis in Flint, MI. We know about the lead in the water supply, the fact that it was known, and the fact that many children today have suffered the consequences. It is incumbent that the Federal Government be a partner in finding a way to correct that circumstance as soon as possible. I come to the floor urging our colleagues to find a way that we can move forward with such an amendment to help the families in Flint, MI. I congratulate my colleagues, Senator Stabenow and Senator Peters, for their leadership. I hope we don't lose sight of the big picture, and that is that this is happening in cities and towns all across America. In Michigan, it is not only Flint but parts of Grand Rapids, Jackson, Detroit, Saginaw, Muskegon, Holland, and several other cities that have seen high lead levels in their children. Sebring, OH, just this week closed schools for 3 days because of lead in their tap water. In Toledo, officials have long treated the water with phosphates to prevent leaching of lead. Eleven cities and two counties in New Jersey had higher percentages of children with elevated lead levels than Flint, MI, State lawmakers and advocacy groups said on Monday of this week. Here in the Nation's capital, in Washington DC, in the early part of the last decade, lead leached into the water of possibly 42,000 children.…”