Both Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA administrator Gina McCarthy are being grilled before a congressional committee today about the Flint water crisis.
.@onetoughnerd and @GinaEPA take the oath under penalty of perjury… #FlintWaterCrisis pic.twitter.com/G2JUP4g4nn
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) March 17, 2016
One particularly curious moment during testimony came when McCarthy tried to explain to the committee that her agency had been kept from intervening for a period of time:
.@GinaEPA claims @EPA was virtually powerless to @MichiganDEQ: "We were strong armed, we were misled…we couldn't do our jobs effectively."
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) March 17, 2016
"We were strong armed and mislead." – EPA Gina McArthy @NBC_25 #FlintWaterCrisis #liveonNBC25 @NBC_25
— Kristen Aguirre (@KristenAguirre) March 17, 2016
After chair insists Gina McCarthy can respond, she says EPA was "strong armed, mislead" by @MichiganDEQ. Everyone is shifting blame.
— Jake Bleiberg (@JZBleiberg) March 17, 2016
A federal agency like the EPA was “strong armed” by local officials?
Gee, wish #EPA had authority over water safety or even ability to release its finding to public.
Wait a minute … https://t.co/zsiybvZiYs
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) March 17, 2016
Right?
@ron_fournier always somebody else fault w/ this admin. powerful enough to jam thru regs in EPA, HHS, Immi, but powerless to do actual job
— mcbob (@mcbob) March 17, 2016
@ron_fournier If the media treated D & R equally, this would be blamed on Obama. This & CO river would be the hallmark of his admin.
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 17, 2016
Heckuva job, @GinaEPA.@ron_fournier
— VACUOUS CIPHER (@THE_DAILY_BLEAT) March 17, 2016
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