1.0Rosa DeLauro for Congresshttps://rosadelauro.comRosa DeLaurohttps://rosadelauro.com/author/rosadelauro/A lesson in infrastructure from Flint - Rosa DeLauro for Congressrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="R6XqMchnGR"><a href="https://rosadelauro.com/a-lesson-in-infrastructure-from-flint/">A lesson in infrastructure from Flint</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://rosadelauro.com/a-lesson-in-infrastructure-from-flint/embed/#?secret=R6XqMchnGR" width="600" height="338" title="“A lesson in infrastructure from Flint” — Rosa DeLauro for Congress" data-secret="R6XqMchnGR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Emergencies like the tragedy we are seeing in Flint are a stark reminder of what is at stake when it comes to investment in water projects. We cannot continue in the pattern of turning attention to critical infrastructure only when disaster strikes—we must make long-term, pro-growth investments to prevent further tragedies from ever occurring.