Brenda Lawrence actually said...

"I was a mayor for 14 years, and the question of if we do not clean it up, who will, I represent Detroit."

"I am--I represent the--a part of Michigan. And so the Flint water situation was something that was extremely emotional, and something that has reconfirmed my commitment to clean water in America, and ..."

"In America we are going to start seeing water affordability being an issue in our cities, because we have to fund them, we have to provide safe, clean water."

"When we talk about rolling back Federal civil service protections, understand... these protections, it has a chilling effect."