a utah congressman jason chaffetz asked her whether anyone had done anything wrong at the agency. >> did anyone at the epa do anything wrong? >> are you asking me the question if i could do this all over again -- >> you were in charge. did anyone at the epa do anything wrong? >> i don't think anyone at the epa did anything wrong, but i do believe we could have done more. >> wow. carterorgia republican said, "there is a special place in hell for actions like this." also testifying were the former emergency manager darnell early and the former mayor dayne walling. governor rick snyder will appear before the same committee. to see our special report, go to democracynow.org. police in detroit fired tear gas

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republican congressman jason chaffetz of utah is joining us. also a supporter of senator marco rubio. congressman, thanks very much for joining us. so far he's won one state, minnesota. do you realistically believe he has a path to capturing the republican presidential nomination? >> i do. i really do. rather than just counting the number of states, this election is a little different. so many of these states are proportional. even though you may come in second in some states you're still going to gather delegates. that's different than the winner take all. even donald trump said he wished it was winner take all. he'd be further ahead. i'm optimistic. >> he did have a great night last night. only won one state so far, minnesota. he's got to win the march 15th contest in florida, his home state. but you saw the polls. polls show he's about 20 points behind donald trump in florida right now. if he doesn't win florida, it's over for him. i assume you agree? >> i think he has to win florida. he's got a machine there. he's from florida. it's expecte

. >> reporter: that wasn't good enough for republican chairman jason chaffetz. >> you need to take some responsibility because you screwed up and you messed up 100,000 people's lives. >> reporter: 72 children have tested positive for elevated lead since october. it's an improvement over last year. but flint residents are still angry. >> snyder got to go! >> reporter: they came to the capitol by the bus load. melissa mays had a ringside seat. she said she was frustrated by the finger pointing but is glad somebody is listening. >> for the longsest time we were told we didn't matter, what was happening to us didn't dnot matter. we're seeing support from across the country and i think it's going to give us more energy to keep the fight going. >> reporter: today, democratic congressmen called on the governor to resign and republican congressmen called on the e.p.a. chief to resign. congress itself may be slowing down flint's recovery. been introduced for cities with water problems but it's stalled. >> pelley: more tauxe than action. adriana diaz on capitol hill. adriana, thank you. donald tr

jason chaffetz/(r) utah) "you had the authority, you had the backing of the federal government and you did not act."(gina mccarthy/epa itself was the responsibility of the state's - oversight was our responsibility."(paul gosar/(r) arizona) "you still don't get it. you have bread a of fraud."(gina mccarthy/epa administrator) "sir i'm not trying to shift responsibility."(paul gosar/(r) arizona) "yes you have! this whole hearing that's all you've done!"but for all the finger-pointing on capitol hill, residents of flint, michigan more concerned with fixing the problem than casting blamei'm reid binion, reporting it was a deadly mistake -- killing dozens of afghanistan civilians.but today... u-s military personnel will *not* face charges for that airstrike. airstrike.you'll remember the aftermath of that bombing at a "doctors without borders" hospital this past october. more than a dozen military members have been given administrative punishments -- that experts say could be career-ending for some of them. 42 civilians died in that attack. severe storms have been moving through part of the

joining us now, congressman jason chaffetz.committee and will be at the hearing today. i'm exhausted already, congressman, from an earlier discussion we had. because to stand up for what's right and what's good is exhausting, a lot of times. and it takes a lot out of me. but here you have a company that's literally has spent probably years developing something that's proprietary, this encryption technology, which serves a purpose, and you know, we need to keep this, as we go into the future, encryption is going to be very important. and we see what happens. with either foreign entities or whatever gets ahold of data. so it's got to be done. and every time you try to weaken it, you just better hope it's not a slippery slope. is that what you are on this, or are you somewhere else? >> no, i really am. i think if we put two phones in front of you and said, one's encrypted and one's not, which one are you going to pick? of course you're going to pick the one that's encrypted. that's the one i want to have, that's the one i want for

incomplete, and absolutely incorrect >> reporter: that wasn't good enough for republican chairman jason chaffetz. >> you need to take some responsibility because you screwed up and you messed up 100,000 people's lives. >> reporter: 72 children have tested positive for elevated lead since october. it's an improvement over last year. but flint residents are still angry. >> snyder got to go! >> reporter: they came to the capitol by the bus load. melissa mays had a ringside seat. she said she was frustrated by the finger pointing, but is glad somebody is listening. >> for the longest time we were told we didn't matter, what was happening to us did not matter. we're seeing support from across the country and i think it's going to give us more energy to keep the fight going. >> reporter: today, democratic congressmen called on the governor to resign and republican congressmen called on the epa chief to resign. congress itself may be slowing down flint's recovery. a $250 million funding bill has been introduced for cities with water problems but it's stalled. adriana diaz on capitol hill. adriana, than

much more this hour with our guests, including republican congressman jason chaffetz, correspondentsert analysts are also standing by. let's begin with the republican race for the white house and a new political landscape tonight after the latest primaries. cnn's phil mattingly has all the late breaking developments. it's down to three republican candidates tonight. >> reporter: three republican candidates, wolf. all three believe they are the man that the party should rally behind. but only one front-runner. and that front-runner is setting the terms for debates and a warning for what could happen next if republican leaders push a contested convention. tonight donald trump is calling for the republican party to coalesce behind him, even as his path to the nomination remains complicated. >> the fact is we have to bring our party together. we have to bring it together. we have something happening that actually makes the republican party probably the biggest political story anywhere in the world. >> reporter: the gop front-runner urbing a stark warning if he keeps his sizable delegate

a utah congressman jason chaffetz asked her whether anyone had done anything wrong at the agency. >> anyone at the epa do anything wrong? >> are you asking me the question if i could do this all over again -- >> you were in charge. did anyone at the epa do anything wrong? >> i don't think anyone at the epa did anything wrong, but i do believe we could have done more. >> wow. carterorgia republican said, "there is a special place in hell for actions like this." also testifying were the former emergency manager darnell early and the former mayor dayne walling. governor rick snyder will appear before the same committee. to see our special report, go to democracynow.org. police in detroit fired tear gas on students at the central collegiate academy, sickening a number of people, and arresting more than a dozen students. police responded after fights broke out during a false fire alarm at the school. reporters said they saw some students bent over coughing uncontrollably. in puerto rico, thousands of college students from the university of puerto rico in rio piedras have approved a three-

. >> reporter: republican committee chairman jason chaffetz laid blame mostly with the environmental protection agency and its boss, gina mccarthy. >> i am asking the questions. yes, ok. in february was when you first arrived on the scene and it wasn't until january of next year that you actually you did something. that's the fundamental problem. don't look around like you're mystified. that's what happened. you didn't take action. you didn't. you could have pulled that switch. >> we consistently took action from that point forward. consistently. >> there are a lot of people in this audience from flint. nobody believes you took action. you had the presence, you had the authority, you had the backing of the federal government, and you did not act when you had the chance and if you're going to do the courageous thing, you too should step down. >> reporter: mccarthy maintained she did everything within her legal authority to respond. >> we just couldn't get a straight answer anywhere. people don't deserve that out of their government. i will take responsibility for not pushing hard enou

jason chaffetz: you need to take some responsibility because you screwed up. and you messed up 100,000 people' s lives. gina mccarthy: there is no way that my agency created this problem. sally: an oversight hearing on the flint water crisis devolved into a finger pointing match. elijah cummings: governor snyder' s administration caused this horrific disaster and poisoned the children of flint. sally: michigan' s governor pointed blame at the epa. rick snyder: unaccountable bureaucrats at the epa allow this disaster to continue unnecessarily. sally: the epa pointed back at governor snyder. gina mccarthy: we begged to provide them technical assistance beginning in march. we begged them beginning in april to do corrosion control. sally: flint switched its water source in a cost-saving move. in 2014, the state discovered dangerous levels of lead in the water supply. governor snyder says he didn' t become aware of it until a year later. rick snyder: i' questions could i have asked, ve done. matt cartwright: plausible s plausible. m asking you s any problem in the

this is an exchange between congressman jason chaffetz, a utah republican and chair of the oversightrm committee, and epa head gina mccarthy. >> february is when you arrived and it wasn't until january of the next year you actually did something. that is the fundamental problem. don't look around like you're mystified. d that is what happened. up in february. you did not take action and you could have pulled that switch. >> we consistently took action from that point forward. >> there are a lot of people in this audience from flint. nobody believes you took action. mark edwards from virginia tech, bless his heart, just listen for a second. he had the opportunity, they said things like, we failed to get epa to take led to water risk there is leave. epas possible because the has effectively condoned cheating on the lead and copper rule monitoring since 20 -- 2006. he read your op-ed that was one of the most offensive things i can possibly imagine. and he says about you, "gina mccarthy effectively absolved epa of any wrongdoing or any role in creating the flint disaster." if you want to

i'm not using this example because he's a friend of mine or a member of congress, this is jason chaffetz. i'm using it, i would feel the same way about any u.s. citizen. there was a breach soft some 60 of his personal data. 60 different items. and including from "the washington post," some information that he might find embassing needs to get out is what the assistant director, edward lawry wrote to another director. and wanting to support you, but also recognizing that that trust and that accountability is so important, could you tell the committee what disciplinary actions have been involved with those who were responsible for leaking this data of a private citizen? especially in regards to director lawry? mr. clancy: there have been 42 secret service employees who were issued discipline with regard to that case you referred to here. many of those are in the appeal process and coming to the end of that appeal process. i can't speak specifically about what, because of privacy issues what each individual received as a result of those actions but it is something the agency is embarrassed

will now recognize the first and only panel, pleased to welcome the honorable -- >>> and this is jason chaffetz who is leading this, but as you know snyder's initial response to water quality issues in flint and the way he used budget cutting in the state with a financial dead issues in michigan were sort of themes that have resonated through this. he has taken a lot of heat, you heard it from elijah cummings, we will have much more on this hearing coming up in just a bit. >>> we will take a quick break and be back with more on msnbc. technology... say, have you seen all the amazing technology in geico's mobile app? mobile app? look. electronic id cards, emergency roadside service, i can even submit a claim. wow... yep, geico's mobile app works like a charm. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. or if you're young or old.are if you run everyday, no matter who you are a heart attack can happen without warning. if you've had a heart attack, a bayer aspirin regimen can help prevent another one. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. bayer aspirin. whewhat d

i'm not using this jason chaffetz as a friend of mine or member of congress but any u.s. citizen, where there was a breach of some 60 of his personal data, 60 different items, and quoting from "the washington post," "some information he might find emb s embarrassing needs to get out is what the assistant director edward low ree wrote to another director" wanting to support you but also recognizing that trust and accountability is so important. could you tell the committee what disciplinary actions have been involved with those who were responsible for leaking this data of a private citizen, especially in regards to director lowrie? >> congressman, there have been 42 secret service employees who were issued discipline with regard to that case that you referred to here. many of those are in the appeal process, and coming to the end of that appeal process. i can't speak specifically about what, because of privacy issues what each individual received as a result of those actions but it is something that the agency is embarrassed by. we've said that publicly and in terms of ar

that was where there was a breach of some 60 of his personal data, 60 different items -- jason chaffetz. including from the "washington post" some information that he might find embarrassing needs to get out is what the assistant director edward lowry wrote to another director. and want to support you but also recognizing that trust and that accountability is so important, could you tell the committee what disciplinary actions have been involved with those who were responsible for leaking this data of a private citizen? a special regards to director lowery? >> congressman, there have been 42 secret service employees who were issued discipline with regard to that case you refer to. many of those are in the appeal process and come to the end of that appeal process. i can't speak specifically about what because of privacy issues, what each individual received as a result of those actions, but it is something the agency is embarrassed by, and we said that publicly. in terms of are really people accountable under people willing to come forward? in the year that i've been here we are now putt

but after florida, then you have utah, a state that we feel very good, people like mia love and jason chaffetz, a state similar to south dakota, a state that marco won. it will look different after march 15th. we'll have money, momentum and the math works in our favor. ted cruz has shown he's good at winning rural, small caucuses, but there's only two left after tomorrow. >> who is the bigger threat to marco rubio winning the nomination, donald trump or ted cruz? >> they're different threats, i suppose. trump is the front-runner, he has the most delegates. cruz had a good week last week but he's about to run out of good territory to win delegates in. >> he's opening up offices throughout florida right now spending money there, getting involved in florida. i don't think he necessarily thi thinks he can win in florida but he's trying to hurt rubio's chances. >> some of those offices have proven to be phantom offices. they don't have staff. they're for a media story. if people want to stop trump in florida, they'll vote for rubio. we've seen that happening in the early voting. the poll you just c

were injured and three mormon in missionaries who were also injured, two of which i know are jason chaffetz's, chairman of oversight and government reform, constituents of his. and another note, note the passing of my predecessor's father, roy blunt's dad passed away last night, and i know that a lot of folks had not heard that. and i want to add to the accolades, even though he's not in the room, that everyone's been throwing out to ray baum today. after he wrote wizard of oz, i thought he'd be done. [laughter] i thought he could live off his residuals. but ray is a great, great guy, and i was, came to congress from a different background than most. i was an auction near and a real estate broker for over 30 years. i'm a salesman, and a salesman has to be upbeat, optimistic, open, and ray, i've never seen him in a bad mood. he's always upbeat, optimist optimistic, so i wish him the best of luck over at the n.a.b.. and i just realized out in the hall that he is one week younger than i am. i know you can't tell by looking -- [laughter] anyway, congratulations to ray on his move. commissioner ro

members that were injured and three mormon missionaries were also injured, two of which i know are jason chaffetz, chairman of oversight and government reform, constituents of his. at another note, note the passing of my predecessor, passed away last i've had in a a lot of folks had not heard that yet. and i want to add to the accolades even though he's not the norm, everyone has been throwing out -- after he wrote the wizard of oz i thought to be done. i thought they could live off his residuals but ray is a great guy. i came to congress with different background than most. i was auctioned under builds a broker for over 30 years. i'm a salesman and a salesman has to be upbeat, optimistic, open. and rate them i've never seen him in about the is always upbeat, optimistic and open records of the challenge i do wish you the best of luck over at nab. i realized out in all he is one week younger that i i know you can't tell by looking because i look younger than him i'm sure. but anyway, congratulations to write on his move. commissioner rosenworcel, i want to commend you on your trip down to austin p

they sayfacebook page, i love this guy referring to jason chaffetz.e is to be congratulated on his aggressive approach to blaming governor , and othersrthy must accept responsibility for this disgraceful flint river drinking water contamination. oversight andouse reform committee. republican should take note. she says she is a democrat. paul is in dallas, the independent line. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. i have a comment. i believe the governor of this,an is to blame for totally. he should resign. he saw this coming, and did nothing. these politicians always do that. he says it was a failure the federal government, and the state. what will they do about it? the always take the blame come from -- blame, but don't tell anybody what they will do about it. so what? you take the blame come a big deal. there needs to be consequences. there are never any consequence for any politician, anywhere. senator,essman, or the they pass a law to make themselves exempt. there is never any consequences. host: that is paul, and dallas. this is alfor

on the rules for lead and copper, it was a part of the hearing where the chairman, jason chaffetz, askedhe epa rules.trator about those she talked about the rules being written now and developed in 2017, not ready for 2018. why wouldn't these rules of been changed sooner than that? guest: the last time this rule is actually modified was 2007 in the previous of administration. this is a government problem in general, that it takes very long to develop new regulations. and then to get them approved by own be and get them out the door. even though congress told the epa to have the rule revised, they still have not completed it. it is certainly one of hundreds and hundreds of rules pending throughout the government that need to be revised. host: when did congress tell them the needed to have them rules revised? guest: over six years. host: estimated in law. -- that is mandated in law. democrats, call (202) 748-8000, republicans, call (202) 748-8001 , independents, call (202) 748-8002. we have set aside a line for michigan residents, (202) 748-8003. we look forward to your calls and comments