they are angry and sickened by the broken water and sewer systems, polluted water from the faucets, raw sewage in their backyards. i want you to know i see you. i hear you. we understand, and i ve seen around we understand the damage done in places like flint, michigan and jackson, mississippi, so we ve already announced over $7 billion in clean water funding to states so they can fix and upgrade their aging water and sewer systems. it s going to take some time, but the money is there, and they are getting the money. our children deserve no less. we ve also released an action falloon replace all of our nation s lead pipes in the next decade. this is the united states of america, for god sake. everyone in this country should be able to turn on the faucet and drink clean water. and it s time to get back to the business of cleaning up the hazardous waste sites that poisoner land and water and have stricken entire communities, and getting back to holding polluters accountable to keep that
their neighbors. but there is still no power. he said even some of the rural areas that weren t hit because of the way the power grid works, it hits one area, a larger area is affected, sewer systems are down, so there s so much infrastructure that has been affected and it s going to take i can t even imagine how long to pick up the pieces. i mean, if you look at this footage, it s unbelievable. and i was reading about a woman from mayfield who lost her home and then she was sifting through the rubble of her house, searching for her pets. she had a dog and three cats. she said they were like her children because she wasn t able to have her own kids and she found three of the four pets and she said i thank god, saying god is so good. what an attitude when you lost everything but you have that glimmer of hope finding their animals. ashley: that s how people are in that area. people don t even think about
Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.
Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.