Flint Water Crisis Exchanges between Rep. Chaffetz & EPA Administrator McCarthy (C-SPAN)

House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questions EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy during a hearing on the Flint Water Crisis. Watch the complete hearing here: cs.pn/1MnmC3z

[@christinestanding]

Gina McCarthy - look at the expressions on the faces of those sitting behind! Says it all.

[@drywallrocker]

Justice for Flint would be a sheriff coming in and taking this woman away!

[@daciajcksn]

Now Biden appointed her the "climate czar" god help us...

[@usa5439]

"Regina McCarthy is an American environmental health and air quality expert serving as the first White House National Climate Advisor under U.S. President Joe Biden" Can you believe this?

[@elizabethdepalma9371]

Answer the question Lady! Just say "Hell yes, we did wrong!"

[@yellowsky3843]

I know right

[@1me3]

I miss Jason. He was 🔥. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@diannefoster3297]

i have an undergraduate degree in biology and i have a masters in botany ... why does this crazy woman of the EPA have her job and I am unemployed ..I will take her job ...and do better than her by virtue of listening to people instead of pontificating and patronizing everyone.. she should step down... What does this woman do everyday? I am applying for job. Appoint me. I can do better with my hands tied behind my back.This woman is long overdue to retire and incompetent.

[@toluene21]

AMEN AMEN AMEN

[@DragonAurora]

Straight...up...REKT. Beast mode confirmed.

[@dz_ca]

glad someone noticed how hard Chaffetz got owned!

[@lamiac2411]

An email from an internal server within the EPA regarding Flynt. " I don't know if Flynt is a community we should go out on a limb for"..... That's all you need to know

[@dz_ca]

fake news

[@maam-yj8ph]

@CRIMNALSNEAK @ D Z www.eenews.net/stories/1060034077 www.vox.com/2016/3/15/11239438/flint-epa www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/03/15/hearing-epa/81805068/ "I'm not so sure Flint is the community we want to go out on a limb for. At least without a better understanding of where all that money went," wrote Debbie Baltazar, chief of state and tribal programs for Region 5, in a Sept. 24, 2015, email. www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/FWATF_FINAL_REPORT_21March2016_517805_7.pdf - Look at page 17 for Sept. 24, 2015

[@robertpernini3088]

I missed the good old days with Trey gowdy and Jason chaffetz

[@aldenbustard8393]

Chaeffetz; Did the state of Michigan do anything wrong? Woman: Well, I’m not sure we did everything right. This is exactly what’s wrong with politics. Far too many politicians who attempt to compensate their lack of ideas or intellect with talking in circles.

[@Kaneseb]

9:55 The woman in the back shaking her head. LMAO!

[@jimmyo1123]

Ikr lol😅

[@mattbolz340]

😂

[@moniquewrites9046]

If OSHA can step into any place of business and shut it down Why didn’t the EPA walk alongside this project?

[@KateBrim]

They were lazy, and they did NOT care about the citizens in Flint. That is the simple truth. Really disturbing.

[@ttestates1]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS GUY, AND GOWDY AND JORDAN. These Goverment employees are NEVER held responsible for their actions, in the private sector you would be totally screwed

[@MarkEspinola]

+Fred Pedemonti I agree, Chaffetz knows how to deal with Obama's arrogant leftwing lesbos who act as though 'how dare questions be asked'.

[@Ward413]

Are you really that ignorant that you think whomever screams the loudest and acts most like a child wins the argument? You must be a Trump supporter. Facts don't matter to you. You just see this douche bag yelling and assume he's "giving it to those government employees" Lol so pathetic. Not one of his points proved correct. You can look at the public record dude. The EPA was consistently told to fuck off by the state despite them having the experts. This is the game the Republicans in congress play - they cut funding and degrade the EPA's authority, trying it's hands. Then they get to go on TV during public hearings and ask shit like "Well why do we even need an EPA if you don't have the authority to intervene during an emergency?" It's a disingenuous trick meant for people like you who have such a lack of intelligence that all you see is whats on the surface. You guys all fall for this act too - Look at his shaking hands, cracking voice, and his constants interruptions - does that look like someone who has the facts on their side? No. He has to be loud and disrespectful so it looks like he's on the peoples side. He won't let her respond because he knows he has nothing to retort with. Come on dude. It's so obvious. Please try and be at least mildly coherent.

[@ttestates1]

Go find a tree to hug

[@brandonflare4048]

+Fred Pedemonti To do : identify what EPA did, review the limits of the EPA via the law, consider why Gov. Synder should have resigned not simply his underlings

[@ttestates1]

+Brandon Flare I don't think because laws and regulations hinder the EPA, or any other government agency, is a good excuse for screwing things up all the time

[@jengable4888]

Jason Chaffetz ! You are awesome !! One does not need an "invite" to prevent a contamination or disaster ?!! What ?!?

[@mavasquez8301]

Man I would love for this guy to run for President

[@viconeup]

...as VP...Gowdy for Prez👍

[@maliant16]

@@viconeupTrump MAGA

[@artmcpharlin6730]

Woman appointed by our worst president in my life. So sad.

[@dz_ca]

the sad part was the clueless mr. chaffetz

[@jamesgoodman4457]

@@dz_ca dumba$$

[@Milk6444]

love how they are dancing around the question and doesnt give them the straight answers

[@DragonAurora]

Every government agency does that nowadays.

[@TallRingo]

Show me a Democrat that accepts responsibility and we’ll have ourselves a story! This lady is disgraceful. Truly disgraceful.

[@rich8133]

This Is All For Show

[@susanmatteo6005]

Greed and Corruption running rampant❗

[@luismartins3785]

WOW !

[@ProjectV6]

I don't know how that chick is sleeping in the back, WTF this is so entertaining to watch!

[@fehlrock]

FOUR YEARS and Nothing more has been done !

[@freelandsm1]

President Trump needs to dump the EPA!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kphyl]

lmfao so dump the environment?

[@chuckschenck3045]

Environment drinking water across our country has never been so bad.due to contamination and corruption at the EPA. Obama created this after the reactors blew mot fuel into the jet stream in 3/15/11 . Ask why Obama and EPA raised safe radiation in our drinking water on the west coast. Nobody will ask and the 9 year cover-up continues.

[@williamblair2447]

No one ever gets fired = No one is at fault = No one does shit, until it hits the fan. The fan of course is us. We are now accustomed to being covered by it and GOD DAMN IT, we wear it well.

[@usa5439]

"Regina McCarthy is an American environmental health and air quality expert serving as the first White House National Climate Advisor under U.S. President Joe Biden" Can you believe this?

[@cdnwoman257]

Love the brunette woman on the right of the screen shaking her head HELL NO during the session...would love to have had an interview with her

[@toluene21]

The real mvp - need more like her in this swamp

[@markusongong7990]

Just answer questions 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@pearltears8039]

You have 1 job And its clear water doesn't get contaminated very often..... So your job is simple and just like First responders and firefighters Jump at a moment's notice to save Lives You and the agency you represent should do your job... There's no we should of tryed harder better luck next time with peoples Lives!!!!!

[@nurse4him75]

do ppl have clean water?? while spending time on who failed or finding someone to convict???

[@keshavsfunactivities]

I wish in my next life I am Jason C and not an ant. Outstanding!!

[@itsmeangie123]

Was upset when he left, or had to leave. Gowdy too.

[@usa5439]

@@itsmeangie123 gowdy said he agrees with the chauvin verdict and said the justice system is the only thing people trust now. I was really disappointed that he ignored the riot threats and jury intimidation

[@markusongong7990]

Oh GoD 😭😭😭😭😭

[@TSP3NC3]

This is hard to watch. Makes me sick thinking about everyone in Michigan

[@tonymason8481]

Have any of the committees in congress ever achieved a goal ? To me they seem to spout lots of common sense find loads of bad people, but when it comes to actual results convictions they don’t seem to have any teeth, Two tier system reigns supreme in the USA sadly.

[@rich42012]

My opinion! McCarthy is a liar!

[@rabbitsfoot8]

I miss Chaffetz and Trey

[@deebee9917]

ya me too!!! they ripped people up

[@markusongong7990]

You have done your best ,😭😭😭😭😦😭

[@jaysonwilliams3938]

she thinks she is the boss - another b.s. artist

[@StuntcatTV]

Dude, Chaffetz is on Fire, Republicans got some Tigers in their lines. :D

[@nycfurious]

Hell yeah

[@patriciafaulkner7842]

Gina you should step down she holding too long and confused every one since day 1 not cooperate the ruling who would believe her --- why so long --- gee whiz --- she so old and --so slow response the testing should have immediately.

[@markpolo5168]

She is not willing to take any type of responsibility

[@elguano1648]

Gina McCarthy... one of the usual susprcts... another Obama appointee.

[@johns9350]

Chaffetz seems to enjoy posturing. There's plenty of blame to go around in this fiasco. Laying most of the blame on the EPA administrator is a stretch. The Flint plant operator and people at the state level in the MDEQ were closest to the problem and failed to respond quickly to the complaints of Flint residents. It did not help that Flint had an appointed emergency manager. It was too easy to dismiss the complaints of the residents of Flint who were mostly poor, black, and Democrats. They lacked voice in Lansing.

[@mastershake2782]

@4:18 LMAO at the girl in the back

[@markusongong7990]

You work hard so every body sitting simple😎

[@markusongong7990]

Ohh GOD won't deny you😭😭😭😭

[@markusongong7990]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@angelabaiers5055]

Obama Admin appointed...

[@nicholasb7352]

Angela Baiers Betsy devos is a Trump admin appointed failure so

[@Thundersage5]

ok so this lady dose not do anything and is not responsible for anything

[@markusongong7990]

Oh GOD this lady so much love on her job 😭😭😭😭😭

[@ninajefferson4018]

Ask her where the money to fix the shyt went!

[@rogersmicharl]

THIS SHIT IS JUST FOR SHOW . NOBODY GOES TO JAIL OR PRISON OR EVEN LOOSES THEIR JOB , OR EVEN RESIGNS CAUSE OF THIS SHIT .

[@markusongong7990]

We agreed

[@markusongong7990]

Stubborn，put her with the babies😭😭😭😭

[@deebee9917]

BOSS MODE!!!!!

[@stargazersally6544]

People in the audience so clearly disagreeing

[@markusongong7990]

Ohh organization 😎😎😎😎

[@billbo1852]

Liar liar 🤥

[@julianaiad3461]

What is H2Observe ? :)

[@matthewflom9549]

Why can't congress just fire these people?

[@robinalberti8829]

BY LAW YOU MUST UPDATE!

[@bobbeef5576]

and there not for our safety eather

[@sidscifi]

So did she resign? Course not

[@chadwilcox1077]

I miss these days

[@gizmonelson8972]

I hope TRUMP cleans house & cuts our Govnt. in half !

[@carolinecorman1716]

Too bad he is gone.

[@Hollywoodhouse74]

He said it.. then we dont need an EPA..

[@seanogreen8558]

I can neither confirm it or deny it she's got an answer for everything, true definition of gaslighting!

[@usa5439]

"Regina McCarthy is an American environmental health and air quality expert serving as the first White House National Climate Advisor under U.S. President Joe Biden" Can you believe this?

[@tommychook4552]

what about putting the neurotoxin flouride and meds in the water

[@Paul-tn3sc]

The challenge you face is my question! Comedy Gold. But EPA administrator McCarthy has been used to barking orders like a field general.... never questioned by other out of fear of being sexist or worse... But even here you have the "How dare you question me" attitude that is so common in "agency" heads

[@docbailey3265]

Celebrate diversity.

[@pamelacostello8585]

Glasgow, Prysby and Busch 6 counts. Gov fired. No she is scapegoat for most part

[@nyChannel09]

The lady shaking her head at 10:00 xD

[@markusongong7990]

Take holiday 😭😭😭😭

[@ApacheCryingBear]

Lead poisoning should be dealt with immediately no matter what the law says or some other piece of paper. How is it possible that any human being could act as though they are ignorant to what should be done to protect people from lead poisoning?

[@AnnaLVajda]

If they won't even fire people then people won't be charged with criminal negligence either which they should be. They ignored the problem and they knew about they were obligated to look at the pipes but not to replace them. That should be a crime. They have the word "protection" in their title but don't offer that at all.

[@jengable4888]

Doesn't the water get tested on a scheduled basis (For example once a week) and when there is a potential problem ? On another note, this reminds me of the constant emails I sent regarding the victimization that has almost destroyed my life ! The crimes are REAL, I have suffered financially for it, and the emails were ignored ! Not only my emails were ignored, but certain individuals laughed in my face !! #lawsuit Last, go Jason Chaffetz go !! 👍👍

[@robinalberti8829]

That's cheap!

[@markusongong7990]

She willing to take the break🤣🤣🤣🤣😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@user-qj3jz9ho1h]

YOU GET'EM REP: CHAFFETZ!!!!!!.... RAKE THE HOT COALS OVER'EM... EPA= EVERY PLAY AROUND.

[@omegapointil5741]

Another ignorant republican, salivating at the conditioning they've been put thru.

[@susanclack3055]

How’s your water, air, and soil with Mr. Pruitt heading the EPA. Look at soil and water quality near mines and pipelines if you live in a protected suburb that is not downstream from a deregulated site!

[@judgedarby9594]

If she is so good then why do es she allow incessant spraying of toxic heavy metals into the sky that is killing plants and people?

[@BobFarnell]

coming off a sewage plant, the suspended solids should be less than 15 parts per million and the biological oxygen demand should also be less than 15 parts per million and distilled water should be pure H2O with no suspended solids and no oxygen demand

[@bearsmith3655]

Its times like this I appreciate the Chinese way of dealing with corrupt officials........ execution by firing squad

[@jojoellison8791]

Fizz

[@workerman6536]

Blaming the EPA on something the governor was responsible for is ludicrous. The EPA director must be a Dem. Becasue hes is not roasting the Con governor.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

The Governor and his money people did all this so they could build a new pipeline that no one needed simply to make huge profits. When the car plant got to have clean water and the people of Flint had to drink poisoned water he should be in jail, and all his cronies too. This is just another case when the guilty walk away, dont think they lost any sleep about the poisoned children, the only sleep they lost was when they had to make sure THEY were not going to jail

[@nyChannel09]

Governor knows who works for him xD

[@zach6639]

god dammit Ellen

[@stephencolvin4347]

Omg arthur woodson

[@tombroderick3186]

At the time she'd be the worst....UNTIL Biden. Truly striving for success LMAO

[@zacharyvaccaro1367]

Now I can see why Jason works for fox.

[@rachelgibson1858]

I know this is an old video and most likely no one will see my comment. But am I the only one who thinks the women over Gina McCarthy right shoulder(left side of your screen) 0:41 looks like Dr. Christine Balsy Ford?

[@gizamathews7849]

red tape!

[@wilfredorodriguez8171]

Th

[@tombroderick3186]

I'm sure she was REAL popular in high-school HAHAHAHA hence her politics

[@markusongong7990]

Have a break this world is not for you😭😭😭😭😭

[@lucindacorral2769]

She was one of them poisonous they put too much of something in instead of doing it correctly

[@markusongong7990]

Don't answer

[@markusongong7990]

Resign thank you,he give you a break,take it,if me I can see the world 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@cladglas]

is there any documentation of an obama administration official, of any rank, of any department, actually straight up answering a question asked from congress?

[@markmiller3713]

Hello no. Especially not Loretta Lynch and John Koskinen. Those two side-stepped answers better than professional dancers.

[@cladglas]

is there any documentation of an obama administration official, of any rank, actually straight up answering a question asked from congress?

[@patstokes3615]

NO! This administration is a culture of corruption and it is in everything and everyone. That is how these people get and keep their jobs, you must NOT be honest.

[@davidlinton9869]

Excuses excuses excuses if it was something they could get money out of you know they would have been in there in a heartbeat but since it was their fault in the first place wash it under the table with their contaminated water