Michigan governor issues appeal over Flint funds denial

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Michigan governor issues appeal over Flint funds denial
Reuters

29 minutes ago

(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with the crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint, his office said on Thursday.

The contamination and the state's long delay in addressing the problem have sparked outrage and drawn attention from U.S. presidential candidates.

In the latest appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Snyder is requesting money to pay for food, water and other essential needs; the removal of health and safety hazards; activation of emergency operations centers; measures to avoid further damage; and homeowners' repairs not covered by insurance.

. . .

The agency turned down an earlier request for financial help in January because the areas in which Snyder requested aid were deemed not appropriate, but has provided non-monetary support in the form of a FEMA coordinator.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-governor-urges-fema-reconsider-denial-funds-flint-181516796.html

[blackspade]

1. I would have hoped that the Obama administration would have stepped in by now.

This can't go on any longer.

[metroins]

3. I agree. I hope it's not just politics.

I am not versed at all in FEMA decisions outside of Floods or Natural disasters.

So I am hoping that FEMA denied help under a reason other than politics; if they can help, it would be a great help and PR move for Obama to have come up and personally helped.

But I don't know if there's a reason they couldn't/wouldn't help. Obviously the Republican Governor is a failure at this crisis.

[phazed0]

11. Let's vote Hillary...

.. So we can continue business as usual.

I'm sorry, who was it that is requesting Rick Snyder's resignation? Not Hillary.

[azureblue]

2. Obama hating Gooper

wants Obama to save him of the consequences of his stupid and greedy decisions.....
And forget about all the nasty things he said about Obama, even though Obama cleaned up the mess Bush left him.




Nope

[metroins]

4. Think about the residents....these are Americans.

It hopefully isn't all about the governor.

[saturnsring]

10. most of whom either voted for snyder or voted for him by sitting out the election

let dick snyder 1st rescind tax breaks to corporations and let him 1st raise taxes to fix it - this is just more privatize the gains and socialize the loss

[Recoverin_Republican]

5. "the areas in which Snyder requested aid were deemed not appropriate"..i.e. Not a natural disaster

FEMA was not set up to bail out Governors who screw-up.

[blackspade]

6. Except in this case not 'bailing' the governor out.....

is a punishment to the health and economy of Flint's residents.

[saturnsring]

8. dont elections have consequences?

[blackspade]

14. So, Flint just soldiers on drinking their poison?

That's some hardhearted shit there.

[saturnsring]

16. no sir the state needs to provide them with clean potable water. but the state needs to clean up

their own mess - rescind corporate tax breaks raise corporate tax rates and the tax rate on the wealthier citizens to pay for their own in-state self afflicted problem. like dickhead Snyder and the cons always say pull yourself up by your bootstaps

[blackspade]

18. And if they don't?

Like now?
That is the problem, this is an immediate issue, not something to kick down the road.

[LanternWaste]

9. There are other, just-as-effective mechanisms for requesting federal funding

There are other, just-as-effective mechanisms (and more relevant departments) for requesting federal funding.

[blackspade]

15. Such as?

And how is that relevant to the immediate needs of Flint?

[saturnsring]

7. dick snyder you did this you fix it - you pull your ass up by your boot staps and fix it

what take the money then continue to shit on president obama and his admin?

[freebrew]

12. Probably would use the $$$...

to generously pay those delinquent water bills.

Where is the DOJ?

[llmart]

13. Or hire another "emergency" manager.....

and pay him big bucks to screw over the little people.

[Vinca]

17. Why can't Michigan foot the bill? They've got the money in reserve.

Snyder caused the problem and he should be solving it, not begging Washington.