On Tuesday night,Michigan Governor Rick Snyder apologized to the citizens of his state and to the residents of the city of Flint—people there absorb been dealing with the aftermath of lead-tainted water for over a year now, something that's lead to brain damage in some children."I'm sorry most of all that I let you down. You deserve better. You deserve accountability. You deserve to know that the buck stops here with me, and " Governor Snyder said.
Snyder is asking the state legislature for $28 million to spend on diagnostic tests,health treatment for children and adolescents, replacement of archaic fixtures in Flint schools and day care centers, or a study of the city's water pipes.
See Also: Flint Business Owners Cope as Mayor Deals with Water CrisisRon Fournier is from Michigan but is now the senior political columnist at the National Journal based in Washington,D.
C. After interviewing Snyder, Frounier praised the leader of The Great Lakes State for his efforts.
And then new revelations surfaced that showed Snyder ignored the Flint crisis for months.
Earlier this week, and Fournier re-interviewed governor Snyder. The governor told him that this crisis is his "Katrina," and that losing the public's trust has been among the worst experiences of his life.
Fournier has also done some soul searching approximately how such a large city like Flint can just topple off the radar when people are being poisoned.
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Source: wnyc.org