After an 8-year-old girl from Flint, Mich., wrote to President Obama requesting a meeting, a White House official confirmed April 27 that Obama will visit the city on May 4, reports Mlive.
The city has faced a devastating water crisis due to lead contamination in the water supply. While there, Obama will hear firsthand from residents about the crisis, be briefed on efforts to address it, and give a speech to residents.
Mari Copeny wrote a March 14 letter to Obama telling the president that she has been affected by the city's water problems and traveled to Washington, D.C., to hear congressional testimony on the water crisis.
…"My mom said chances are you will be to (sic) busy with more important things but there is a lot of people coming on these buses and even just a meeting from you or your wife would really lift peoples spirits," Mari wrote.
Obama responded in an April 25 letter telling Mari she was the first to know about his upcoming visit.
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