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WATCH LIVE: congressional hearing on the Flint water crisis

by Vox Staff
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) (C) is flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), (R) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), while speaking about help for the families affected in Flint water crisis, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, January 28, 2016 .
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) (C) is flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), (R) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), while speaking about help for the families affected in Flint water crisis, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, January 28, 2016 .
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) (C) is flanked by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), (R) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), while speaking about help for the families affected in Flint water crisis, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, January 28, 2016 .
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding a hearing titled, “Examining Federal Administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan.”

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