[CPEO-MEF] LEAD, HOUSING: "Proposed bills protect military families from lead exposure"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Proposed bills protect military families from lead exposure

By Maxim Tamarov 
Daily News/New Bern Sun Journal (NC)
April 12, 2019 
 
Two members of Congress and two senators introduced a five-bill package Thursday to protect families from the threat of lead exposure at their schools and in their homes.

The legislators signed on the package are senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Dan Kildee (MI-05), according to a press release from Speier’s office.

Speier, chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, visited Camp Lejeune on Friday in order to gain insight on key military personnel issues, especially regarding sexual assault and domestic violence in the military and prevention measures being taken, according to Nat Fahy, communications and strategy director for Camp Lejeune.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.newbernsj.com/news/20190412/proposed-bills-protect-military-families-from-lead-exposure


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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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