Most of the two-plus hour hearing at the Kanawha County Courthouse was spent with members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure committee questioning those sitting on a panel made up of representatives from the Centers for Disease Control, state Bureau of Health, West Virginia American Water and local first responders. At the end of the question and answer session the committee opened up the microphone to concerned citizens.
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito said, after the hearing, she still didn’t get the answer to her main question.
“It is such a simple, stark, understandable phrase, ‘The drinking water is safe.’ It’s frustrating that nobody could say that today!”
Sen. Manchin said he wasn’t even expecting an answer to the question.
“The whole population should be able to go back to normal. Until we hear that and we haven’t heard it from the people who have the expertise, it’s very frustrating!”
One other thing he wasn’t surprised about, Freedom Industry being a no-show at the hearing despite an invitation.
