SB 2017-086: Flint Reinvestment Act (Passed)

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So this bill is based on an early real-life bipartisan bill negotiated by Paul Ryan and Dan Kildee, a Congressman representing Flint.  Much of the text of the bill is taken from the outline of that proposal (which I am sadly unable to link to as the page was recently taken down, apparently).  The water crisis facing Flint is still very much ongoing and while it is now but a blip on the news screen to most of the country, affected families are forced to cope with the aftermath for a lifetime.  Flint is a city in need of not only in need of immediate medical aid and infrastructure repair, but long-term stimulus for the city's faltering economy.  This week the Senate has the opportunity to do its part.  I hope my colleagues will support this bill.

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I realize this is a fairly simple, uncontroversial bill, but I invite input from non-sponsors before we proceed to a vote.

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Sounds fair.

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The amendment is friendly.

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     So playing devil's advocate here: what if the region declines to match? Does that affect our course of action at all?

Not really.  If the bill becomes law, I'll ask the Lincoln Assembly to pass a resolution accepting the relief funds and expending the matching funds.  The region has a budget surplus of more than $100 billion, so accepting this offer shouldn't be much of a concern.

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Aye.