Friday, July 12, 2019

July 12, 2019
By Madeline Ciak and Veronica Meadows

Democratic (click here) presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand addresses supporters in Bloomfield Hills on July 12, 2019.

Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand, (click here) making several stops around Michigan, as part of her “Trump Broken Promises” tour.


The New York Senator hitting Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania....


...Toasting to clean water, which senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls a human right. This as the Democratic Presidential hopeful looked at solar panels that take air condensation and turn it into water. An issue she says hits close to home for everyone.


“I would make sure we would invest in infrastructure nationwide. The experts have come up with a figure of a trillion dollars over 25 years are needed to ensure safe drinking water for all Americans. So I would aspire to have a 400 billion dollar budget over 10 years just for safe drinking water in all states,” she said.


“Wanting people to be held accountable for what's happened in the City of Flint, surrounding the water crisis, and she was asking between that and what we are still fighting for and I did tell her we are fighting for in home plumbing, fixtures, appliances,” said Mayor Karen Weaver.


Gillibrand also visiting local shops downtown. One business owner says the Senator’s push for empowering women caught her attention....