The United States Congress is investigating a crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late August and early September, according to a letter sent to Governor Tate Reeves by two Democratic legislators.Representatives Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney on Monday requested information on how Mississippi plans to spend $10bn from the American Rescue Plan Act and from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and $429m “specifically allotted to enhance the state’s water infrastructure”.The letter indicates “the start of a joint investigation” by the House Homeland Security and the Oversight and Reform committees into the crisis that deprived Jackson’s 150,000 residents of running water for several days in late August and early September, Adam Comis, a staffer for the Homeland Security committee, told The Associated Press news agency.
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