Gov. Snyder declines invite to testify on Flint water crisis by House Democrats
FLINT, MI -- Gov. Rick Snyder has declined an invitation to testify before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
A statement from Anna Heaton, deputy press secretary for Snyder, said he will be presenting his formal fiscal year 2017 budget recommendations in Lansing on the same day and will be unable to attend.
The committee including co-chairs U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards, D-Md., and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, had sent a letter to Snyder requesting his appearance at hearing.
"The ongoing Flint water crisis is a terrible tragedy," reads a letter to the governor by the committee members. "As the Governor of the state of Michigan, the families of Flint and all Americans deserve to hear testimony directly from you on how this man-made crisis happened, and what is being done at the state level to make it right."
Snyder said he was not invited to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Feb. 3 that included Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards and state Department of Environmental Quality director Keith Creigh.
During a Wednesday, Feb. 3 press conference on a request for $30 million to offer water bill credits to Flint residents dating back to April 2014, Snyder said he was not invited to testify but he would "seriously look into" the possibility if Gov. Snyder declines invite to testify on Flint water crisis by House Democrats | MLive.com: