Dan Kildee: “As my colleagues and I return to Washington this week, I make a simple request: for this body to take up the public…”

“As my colleagues and I return to Washington this week, I make a simple request: for this body to take up the public health crises that are facing this Nation. When I am here in Washington, I am sometimes asked by well-meaning people here on Capitol Hill if the Flint water crisis from my hometown is still going on. Back in Flint, there is no doubt--bottled water, filters, blood tests are still going on all the time. This tragedy in Flint continues. The people I represent back home still can't go to their tap and get water that is safe to drink, a city of 100,000 people. They are not just people who live in Michigan. They are not just Michiganders. They are Americans, too, and they have a right to have the Federal Government act at their moment of greatest need, at this moment of crisis. Just like aid to Flint, this body needs to act on other crises that are still taking place: the Zika virus, the epidemic of gun violence. People across America have a right to see their Congress act when facing these sorts of challenges. I call on my colleagues: Please, let's do our job and take up aid to these important efforts. ____________________”