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Live Coverage Flint Water Crisis Hearings in Congress: WATCH
"What happened in Flint can never happen again," says Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, opened Tuesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Flint water crisis by placing blame on every level of government, but especially on Obama administration officials charged with overseeing water quality issues in the area.
“There is no acceptable level of lead in any water,” Chaffetz, chairman of the committee, said in hisopening remarks. “What happened to Flint can never happen again. It’s almost unbelievable how many bad decisions were made.”
Later, he noted that “what’s sickening about this is it was totally avoidable.”
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Among witnesses testifying are former Flint emergency manager Darnell Earley, former EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman, former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and Virginia Tech engineering professor Marc Edwards.
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Among those scheduled to testify Thursday are Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy.
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