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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “It's $5 million in the context of the big of the federal…”

Featuring: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, District 8

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Year in review: U.S. Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet

Published | Video Starts at 01:53

It helped keep it open. McDonald Rivet also securing funding through next year for the Flint registry, which tracks long term health impacts from the water crisis and connects residents to Resources. It's $5 million in the context of the big of the federal budget. It is an infinitesimal amount, but it means everything to be able to get services to people here in Flint. And so we were able to fight to get it through. We did. We were able to recruit Republicans from the delegation to help with that. (01:53–02:05)

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Asserts that $5 million was secured for services related to the Flint water crisis.

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