President Obama says he is committed to Flint during Detroit visit

Here is what the President said about Flint during the first few minutes of his speech (some words may be lost due to the interruption of applause and/or inability of  the recording to accurately record everything):

“I want to talk for a second about what’s happening in Flint. You know .I am very proud of what I’ve done as President, but the only job that’s more important to me is the job of father. And I know that if I was a parent I would be beside myself if my kids’ health would be at risk. That’s why over the weekend I declared a [state of] emergency in Flint. To send more resources on top of the assistance that they’ve already gotten. Designated a coordinator to make sure the people of Flint get what they need from their country. Yesterday, I met with Mayor Weaver, in the White House in the Oval Office. I told her that we are going to have her back and all the people of Flint’s back, as they work their way through this terrible tragedy. It is a reminder of why you can’t shortchange basic services that we provide to our people and that we together provide as a government.”

About Post Author

Keith A. Owens

See author's posts