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Gary Peters: “That child does not care whether or not it was man-made or natural. It is a disaster.”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
That child does not care whether or not it was man-made or natural. It is a disaster.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the severity of the Flint water crisis regardless of its cause.

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