Did President Trump Bestow $100 Million Upon Flint, Michigan? Mar 22nd, 2017 [...] The $100 million grant was funded by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016, or WIIN, which was signed [ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f2097adbc46c4facae50189d139670c8/obama-signs-bill-flint-water-calif-drought ] by President Obama in December 2016: "President Barack Obama [has] signed a bill authorizing water projects across the country, including $170 million to address lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, and $558 million to provide relief to drought-stricken California. Obama said the bill advances vital projects across the country to restore watersheds, improve flood control and rebuild water infrastructure — including pipes in Flint, where residents have struggled with lead-tainted water for more than two years." Although this legislation carried President Obama’s name, the EPA did not officially award the grant to Michigan until March 2017, by which time President Donald Trump was in office. As such, it was technically correct to say that “Trump’s EPA” awarded the grant money, although the funding for that grant was originally provided for under legislation signed by President Obama just before he left office ... [...] http://www.snopes.com/epa-grant-flint-water/
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