Hillary Clinton will meet with Flint residents Sunday
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will hold a meeting Sunday afternoon with Flint residents affected by the city’s water contamination crisis at a Baptist church.
Clinton’s event begins at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 1851 W. Carpenter Road, on Flint’s northwest side, the Clinton campaign announced Saturday.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and will coincide with with Sunday morning church services. The event is open to the public, according to the Clinton campaign.
After the event, Clinton will hold a private meeting at Flint City Hall with Mayor Karen Weaver, according to the mayor’s office.
Weaver has endorsed Clinton over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Michigan’s March 8 Democratic primary, citing Clinton’s personal engagement in the Flint’s water crisis. Clinton has twice sent campaign aides to Flint over the past month to meet with Weaver and assess the city’s recovery needs.
She is expected to use the appearance in Flint to advocate for the U.S. Senate to approve $600 million in aid for Flint, which needs untold miles of lead-soldered pipes replaced to prevent further leaching of toxic lead into the water supply.
The former secretary of state is leaving the campaign trail in New Hampshire to fly to Flint for the event Sunday afternoon. She trails Sanders in most New Hampshire polls ahead of Tuesday’s Granite State primary.
Sanders, who renewed his call Friday for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign over the Flint crisis, will debate Clinton will debate in Flint on March 6.
The Democratic National Committee has not yet announced any details about the Flint debate or how people can attend.
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