On the heels of reaching out to Flint’s Mayor and offering assistance to the people of her city, Mayor Weaver strongly endorses Hillary.
As I mentioned in another diary, Hillary using her closing debate statement shined a light on this tragedy and the racial injustices that still exist today.
I’m very proud of her commitment to right this injustice!
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In the last week, Hillary Clinton has seized on the issue of lead poisoning in the water supply of a small, poor, and predominantly African American town in Flint, Mich. and effectively injected the issue into the 2016 presidential contest.
The effort culminated on the Democratic debate stage on Sunday night, when Clinton used her closing statement to decry the "outrageous" situation in which children were bathing in and drinking poisoned water.
On Tuesday, the city's mayor Karen Weaver made it clear that after Clinton's efforts on behalf of her city, she would return the favor.
"I want Hillary," Weaver said on a conference call with reporters.
"We want a friend like Hillary in the White House," she added. "We need a fighter we need someone there fighting for the city of Flint."
"She has actually been the only, the only candidate — Democrat or Republican — to reach out and talk about: 'What can I do?'" Weaver said. "'What kind of help do you need?'"