Energy and Environment

Spend more on infrastructure, Congress told

By Kyle Feldscher

Published April 13, 2016 7:00pm ET

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Spend more on infrastructure, Congress told — From left, EPA Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Joel Beauvais, Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

The lead water crisis in Flint, Mich., is what happens when funding is taken away from infrastructure and public health provisions, a panel of witnesses told Congress Wednesday.

In a joint meeting of two subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, health officials from Michigan and the federal government implored lawmakers to not cut any more funding for health and infrastructure.

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