Joe Barton actually said...

It is an absolute tragedy without any question that 32 people have died, and it is very unlikely that that is going to be the end of the death toll.

Barton emphasizes the tragedy of deaths linked to a company's negligence.

11/13/2012

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What is the expected cost? Is the problem the crumbling water lines or is the problem reprocessing or processing of the water supply?

You can have both. You can have positive economic development and effective environmental protection.

I want to reiterate again that the workers are caught in the middle of this failed system.

So, it is not just the right thing to do, based on our historical experiences and historical traumas with Native Americans, it is the law.