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Elissa Slotkin: “Most of these cases have been settled. With one notable…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Senator Slotkin Speaks on the Senate Floor on Flint Water Crisis

Published | Video Starts at 13:34

For their staggering lack of oversight. And they've sued the epa, which was supposed to be the backstop for everything. Who consistently buried reports of lead poisoning. Instead of holding officials accountable. Most of these cases have been settled. With one notable exception. The EPA. More than a decade later, the EPA is denying deflecting and dragging out this cause in court. And in fact, the Trump administration, just like the Biden administration. (13:34)

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Asserts that most legal cases related to the Flint water crisis have been settled, except for the one involving the EPA.

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