EPA Officials Defend Role in Flint Water Crisis

CHAFFETZ: "Why isn't Flint the community they go to? You know, of all the communities out there, the one that's having the toughest time is the one that needs the most protection. You can shake your head and say, oh, yeah, but the EPA had every opportunity to make -- make the right move here, and they didn't. And the Department of Environmental Quality -- don't think you get off the hook either." (...) 
HEDMAN: "This tragedy happened on my watch. I did not make the catastrophic decision to provide drinking water without corrosion control treatment. I did not vote to cut funding for water infrastructure or for EPA. And I did not design the imperfect statutory framework that we rely on to keep our water safe. But I was the regional administrator when this crisis occurred."(...)
EARLEY: "Know that I am sad and that I am very, very deeply hurt by what has happened on my watch as emergency manager. I'm disappointed in the water crisis in Flint. As I said earlier, I have a special affinity for the community and the people residing there. I used to live in Flint when I was city administrator. I have relatives there now. I have family members there. I've worshiped in the churches alongside the people in the city of Flint. I've patronized its buildings. I went back to Flint as emergency manager because I believed I could make a difference. I, too, drank the water."