MICHIGAN: Hillary Clinton Visits Flint Church

The Detroit Free Press reports:

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton vowed Sunday to help Flint residents recover from a debilitating water contamination crisis during an afternoon appearance at a Baptist church on the city’s northwest side.

“I will not for one minute forget about you or forget about your children,” Clinton told members of the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church during a community meeting that was paired with the church’s morning worship service. “Because what happened here should have never happened anywhere.”

Clinton spoke to a packed crowd at the church for about 20 minutes but did not make the kind of pointed criticism of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder that she has since the city’s lead-tainted water crisis exploded into a national story a month ago.

“We don’t yet know how many children have been effected by lead poisoning,” Clinton said. “But we know that even a single child suffering from lead poisoning due to the state’s neglect is one child too many.”

Clinton will return to Flint for a March 6th debate with Bernie Sanders. Michigan’s primary is two days later.