According to the Washington Examiner, US Senator from Michigan Debbie Stabenow urged the Senate not to take its scheduled recess next week to stay in the Capitol and pass funding for Flint, Mich.

The city of 100,000 people in eastern Michigan has been affected by a drinking water crisis for more than two years due to lead contamination brought on by a switch in water sources. Stabenow, a Democrat, said the Senate should not leave town until something is done.

Michigan senator says the Senate should stay and pass funding to help the Flint water crisis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

“We should have acted sooner in the United States Senate and sent a bill to the House so that we could help Flint rebuild their water system,” she said.

For the rest of the Washington Examiner story by KYLE FELDSCHER(@KYLE_FELDSCHER) • 4/28/16 1:56 PM