" Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and David Vitter (La.) are both blocking the agreement ..." Isn't that just great?

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COMMENTS: 
*  Nice PR move for an election year.  Good thing Republicans are the way they are.  If they had any brains, they'd be dangerous.
*  As always, Democrats need to step in to clean the GOP's mess
    *  As always, GOP won't release the funding to the state on the right time.
    *  Its their water crisis, and now they don't even have the decency to do the right thing
*  People are suffering and some have even died. For God's sake, stop with the Republicans are angels. They are not helping US citizens. Probably because they are poor people, the Republicans don't care if they do die. As to accepting responsibility, when have you accepted responsibility for Bush's lies that got us into war and for 4700+ soldiers that died? How about responsibility for nearly bankrupting the country?
*  Not to sound too harsh, but... Shouldn't Michigan be paying for all of this? From the outside, this all started by trying to save save money. It was obviously a mistake and now that mistake is going to be fixed with federal money? Isn't Michigan mostly responsible for this?
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GOP senators holding up Flint aid deal
By Jordain Carney, March 3, 2016

Two Republican senators are blocking a deal over aid for the Flint, Mich., drinking water crisis.

Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and David Vitter (La.) are both blocking the agreement, two Senate aides told The Hill. 

Senators can use the procedural move to anonymously stall legislation or a nomination without having to publicly announce their opposition, though some do. 

Vitter, whom Democrats previously suggested was slowing down a larger energy bill, said that he was "quite hopeful" the Senate would soon be able to move forward.

"In the meantime, I’m working with my colleagues to ensure that my language to help promote fishing opportunities for anglers in the Gulf is not neglected in the process,” he added in a statement.

The Louisiana Republican's fishing-related provisions were included in a sportsman's bill passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee.

That legislation, however, has not been added to the the energy bill, while another sportsman's bill from the Energy and Natural Resources Committee — which has more Democratic support — was included.

Meanwhile, Lee is blocking the deal over concerns about funding, Senate procedure and whether the drinking water crisis is a local issue, according to The Daily Beast, which first reported the hold.

Key senators suggested this week that talks on the deal are ongoing. Negotiations on Flint are entwined with a larger bipartisan energy reform bill, after Democrats pledged to block the legislation until they get an agreement to give aid to Flint.

The procedural roadblocks are the the latest hurdles for a bipartisan group of senators that has been trying for approximately a month to get a deal, which requires the agreement of every senator.

Lawmakers announced late last month that they had reached a $250 million deal, but quickly ran into budget problems as well as pushback from some conservative lawmakers.

Democrats initially wanted $600 million in aid, including $400 million to match state funds to repair and replace old pipes in the city and the balance going to a research and education center on lead poisoning.
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