Lawmakers plead with Ryan for Flint financial aid bill

The House Democrat from Flint, Mich., and dozens of others are pushing House Speaker Paul Ryan to pass a bill to help the city recover before Congress adjourns for its summer recess.

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., represents Flint, the city of about 100,000 people in eastern Michigan where people cannot drink tap water, unless it’s filtered, due to lead contamination. Kildee has been pushing for the House to do something about the crisis for months now, but no financial relief has made it through Congress.