'We don't need or want more photo ops.'
The second round of Democratic presidential primary debates were held in Detroit, Michigan's largest city, and hosted by CNN. As a result, Kildee and others in the state were hoping that the candidates would address specific concerns relevant to Michigan voters. Since 2014, the city of Flint, which has a population of about 100,000 people, has suffered from a severe water crisis.
Continuing, Kildee said he and his constituents"want people who are willing and step forward and say: 'This is an injustice what happened and we're going to make sure that things are made right in Flint, and that we don't see another one happen.'" Author and activist Marianne Williamson, one of the 20 Democratic candidates that qualified for the second round of debates, gave a particularly strong response when asked about the Flint water crisis on Tuesday.
Gladyes Williamson of Flint, Michigan holds up an empty water bottle with a note written on it during a protest on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol on April 11, 2018 in Lansing, Michigan"Flint is just the tip of the iceberg," Williamson warned, pointing to other communities in the country that afraid they could be on the verge of similar problems."We have an administration that has gutted the clean water act.
The same night, former Representative Beto O'Rourke of Texas highlighted that he had spent time in the Michigan city during the previous week. Minnesota Senatoralso pointed to her $1 trillion infrastructure plan, saying it would replace aging pipes like the ones in Flint. Then on Wednesday night, Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado criticized policymakers that have failed to fix the water crisis in Flint.
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