Rep. Bonnie Watson ColemanVerified account

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

Instead, Flint went the bare-bones route, leaving a generation of residents to suffer the permanent consequences. #FlintWaterCrisis

Congress has more than once been so focused on reducing the deficit that we’ve lost sight of our responsibility to govern. #FlintWaterCrisis

The benefits of austerity & small govt are questionable at best. Flint has proven that & we’d all be wise to remember it. #FlintWaterCrisis