Hundreds welcome Bernie Sanders in Flint
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Hundreds welcome Bernie Sanders in Flint
FLINT — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders gave Flint residents the chance to vent their anger and frustration about how they’ve been affected by contamination of the city’s water supply, with lead leaching from pipes.
For about an hour, the Woodside Church, where the forum was held, transformed on a snowy Thursday afternoon from a place of worship to a political gathering spot.
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Sanders said he’s called on Gov. Rick Snyder to resign, but also said there is much more that needs to be done for both Flint and other cities across the nation.
“My hope is that the American people will look at Flint and say 'never again,'” Sanders said, adding the country needs to invest $1 trillion into improving the country’s transportation and water infrastructure. “And while Flint may be the canary in the coal mine, there are a whole lot more canaries across the country.”
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Unlike other Sanders’ campaign events — last week, 9,000 supporters crammed into the Convocation Center at Eastern Michigan University — the Flint forum attracted about 300 people and Sanders did very little talking. Instead, this event was about the residents. Sanders let them talk about what problems they have been facing since the city, which was under the authority of a state-appointed emergency manager, switched from Lake Huron water provided by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the more corrosive Flint River.
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