[CPEO-MEF] LEAD, HOUSING: "U.S. senators seek review of lead in military housing..."

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. senators seek review of lead in military housing, citing Reuters

by Andrea Januta, Joshua Schneyer
Reuters
August 23, 2018

NEW YORK - Eight U.S. senators are pushing for a federal review of the military's plans to protect children from exposure to lead, citing a Reuters report on lead poisoning in military housing.

In an amendment filed this week to a defense funding bill, the senators, including senior members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs committees, are asking the Government Accountability Office to examine the military’s handling of lead poisoning risks nationwide. Most military family housing has been privatized and is operated by corporations in partnership with the branches of the armed services. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-gao/u-s-senators-seek-review-of-lead-in-military-housing-citing-reuters-idUSKCN1L82DV

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