Democratic lawmakers from Michigan want to ensure that funding for the city of Flint is included in an emergency spending bill that must be passed April 28.

“Without additional help from the federal government, the people of Flint may not be able to fully recover,” read a letter sent Monday by the Michigan delegation to the House appropriations committee.

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