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On the recordApril 5, 2016
my concern, quite frankly, for Flint, is that although it is receiving a lot of national attention now, there are TV cameras, and the lights are shining very brightly, eventually, that all goes away. And the problem is still very much there and will continue to be an insidious problem for decades to come.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters expresses concern about the long-term issues in Flint despite current attention.

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