In illinoisillinois illinois ca tennessee recently testified. Id like to hall kacall the to order and thank our witnesses for joining today. I know its early. The one thing thats certain about us in washington d. C. Is that theres uncertainty around us, so because of other meetings scheduled and planned, we ask for you to come early. And i personally appreciate it. It shows you the interest of our colleagues that theyre here this early. So thats great. No matter how many miles youve first of all, we have folks as far away as alaska and as close as pennsylvania. No matter how many miles youve traveled to be with us, were grateful for the time and financial sacrifice to share your expertise with us today. Even though they did not have send someone to present oral the testimony, i appreciate the Environmental Protection agency providing us with written statement to include in our hearing record. I ask that unanimous consent without objection. So ordered. Im also pleased to announce the ag
Is one who is able to fix the economy and be good for us to live in. Congressman brenda lawrence, democrat of michigan, welcome to our table. Thank you for being here. The first time here to talk about whats happening with the water situation in flint, gn beg michigan. As it stands today, is the water safe to drink . No. The residents are still using filters for bathing. Its not good for cooking, for drinking. So it has not been given the allclear yet. What is the process for giving the allclear . What are they doing right now to try to solve the problem . Well, because they did not treat the water, the lead has the lead in the pipes has been exposed. And until they can secure that with treatment or with liners, or replacing the pipes, theres still lead in the water. So, and it takes a time and a process in order for it to reseal or coat the pipes. So thats what theyre waiting for. Theyre continuously testing and the testing is not at a point where its safe to drink. What is the role o
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