Citizens of MI deserve better than Congressman @justinamash. #FlintWaterCrisis http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a41309/justin-amash-federal-aid-flint/ …
@chipgoines Pres. Obama himself denied disaster aid request discussed (misleadingly) in this story b/c he said it wasn't authorized by law.
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@justinamash You just laid out a const argument that said the federal gov't had NO right to clean up Flint's water.pic.twitter.com/jok1y9sBbT
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@chipgoines Constitution is consistent w/ fed law. Feds can provide *emergency* relief, can't rebuild infrastructure, etc. President agrees. -
@justinamash The fed gov't can't rebuild infrastructure? Are you saying that the Federal Aid Highway Act is illegal, then? -
@chipgoines Fed law doesn't authorize rebuilding infrastructure in intrastate matter like this one. Again, this is Pres. Obama's position.
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@justinamash So the federal government has no role in protecting its citizens from unsafe drinking water? That's your argument? -
@chipgoines No, that's not correct. State has primary role. Fed govt mostly provides guidelines. That's why Obama's EPA didn't intervene.
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