Democrats go silent on Flint

Democrats in Congress have cited the lead-contaminated water in Flint, Mich., for several months as one of the major problems facing lawmakers, an issue that was mentioned in the same breath as gun control, the Zika virus and the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote next week on a bill that would send millions of dollars to the eastern Michigan city of 100,000, but passage into law isn’t a sure thing given obstacles in the House. Even with that uncertainty, however, Democrats this week didn’t make a point of highlighting funding for Flint as a must-pass bill this month.