House Democrats voiced concerns about whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the financial wherewithal to help prevent catastrophes similar to the lead water crisis in Flint, Mich.

In a hearing about the EPA’s $8.27 million proposed budget for fiscal 2017, multiple Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee’s interior and environment subcommittee asked Administrator Gina McCarthy if her agency has the budget to deal with Flint’s lead-contaminated water.The proposed budget would spend less on water programs than the previous year’s budget.