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How is it an assumption? The administration just gave $100M to help repair the pipes in Flint. It's in the title of the article.

Also in the article is this quote from the administrator of the EPA:

> especially focus on helping Michigan improve Flint’s water infrastructure as part of its larger goal of improving America’s water infrastructure.

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The Obama administration + Congress did that. Trump had nothing to do with it.

From the 3rd paragraph of the article:

> The funding was approved by Congress in December and signed into law by President Barack Obama, but the EPA had to review and approve a formal request from state officials detailing how the city intends to use the grant money.

> The Obama administration + Congress did that.

Irrelevant. The quote I provided is from the current administrator of the EPA who was appointed by Trump.

Actions speak louder than words. I wouldn't hold my breath for the current EPA to do anything but roll back regulations.

It's an assumption that the current administration will deal with it at all. Consider its denialist position on climate change and the evisceration of the EPA budget, it's entirely reasonable to conclude lead elsewhere isn't a concern worth doing anything about. Besides, don't plutocrats drink only bottled water?

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