In Flint, Clinton casts herself as a problem-solver — and looks past N.H.
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In Flint, Clinton casts herself as a problem-solver — and looks past N.H.
Correction: This story has been updated. The original version stated that officials decided not to add an anti-corrosive agent to Flint’s water supply in order to save money. Officials disagree about why the agent was not added, but according the office of Gov. Rick Snyder, cost-cutting was not the reason. The original version also stated incorrectly that state efforts to help Flint have diminished since the start of the crisis.
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Clinton calls Flint water crisis 'immoral'
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a break from the campaign trail on Feb. 7 to call for immediate action to fix the city's contaminated water supply. (Reuters)
By Steve Friess February 7 at 4:14 PM
FLINT, Mich. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a quick detour Sunday afternoon from the campaign trail in New Hampshire to express her outrage directly to the residents of this struggling post-industrial city over the scandal that poisoned their municipal water supply.
“I want you to know that this has to be a national priority not just for today or tomorrow,” Clinton said from the pulpit of the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church. “What happened in Flint is immoral. The children of Flint are just as precious as children anywhere else in America.”
Clinton has repeatedly described the water crisis in Flint, where a majority of residents are African American, as an example of the nation’s struggle with economic and racial inequality. She did so again Sunday morning at a Dunkin Donuts in Manchester, N.H., where, with just two days to go before that state’s presidential primary, she stopped to say hello to voters before flying west to Michigan.
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Her campaign has pointed to her outreach in Flint as an example of her problem-solving approach to leadership. She takes credit for goading the Republican governor to accept federal help, and she cast her trip Sunday as a chance to explore what else she might do.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the congregation about the Flint water crisis at the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, Mich. on Sunday. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)
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Clinton spoke for only about 15 minutes Sunday. She received an exuberant embrace from the church’s mostly black congregation, and her pitch was serious and even subdued compared with the boisterous cadences of the pastor who introduced her.
“Clean water is not a luxury, my friends,” she said. “If what happened in Flint had happened in Grosse Pointe or West Bloomfield Hills, it would have been fixed yesterday.”
She continued: “I will fight for you in Flint no matter how long it takes. This is, for me, a personal commitment. I will stand with you every step of the way. I will not for one minute forget you or forget about your children, because what happened here should never have happened anywhere.”........................
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