Rep. Bonnie Watson ColemanVerified account

Flint has been hit by a crisis of massive proportions, whose impacts on the long term health... #FlintWaterCrisis

The future success of Flint's residents remains unclear. #FlintWaterCrisis

The fact I find most disturbing is that it’s a completely manmade crisis. #FlintWaterCrisis

It grew out of the same kind of stubborn faith in austerity measures that have handicapped our ability to govern for years.#FlintWaterCrisis

It grew out of a failure to protect the Flint River from environmental damage. #FlintWaterCrisis

We need to recognize that tunnel vision for deficit reduction creates more problems than it solves. #FlintWaterCrisis

The emergency manager appointed by @onetoughnerd instituted a plan to run #Flint like a business to bring it back from the brink of debt.

We now know that although the Flint River is in poor shape, a little additional spending could have prevented this crisis. #FlintWaterCrisis