Biden unveils $3 billion for nationwide lead pipe replacement

[Retro]

This is a great initiative since lead poisoning is nasty. The lead lodges in the brain and never goes away, so it just increases over time, leading to increasing damage and thus reduction to quality of life.

President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Biden unveiled the new funding in North Carolina, a battleground state Democrats have lost to Donald Trump in the past two presidential elections but are feeling more bullish toward due to an abortion measure on the state’s ballot this November.

“These lead lines are tough, durable, and they don’t rust,” Biden said while delivering remarks in Wilmington. “But we’ve long since learned they leach poisonous toxins into our water.”

“The science is clear,” the president added, “lead service lines pose severe health risks, damaging brains and kidneys. In children especially, they stunt growth, slow learning, and cause lasting brain damage. But we know we can stop it. We know how to do it.”

Biden unveils $3 billion for nationwide lead pipe replacement

President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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[live627]

Someone must've reminded Sleepy Joe that he signed that bill into law three years ago

 

[Retro]

I doubt it. You got a link to support that?

 

[Tiffany]

Lead poisoning is dangerous....if these jobs do get started and don't stay in the "shovel ready" queue, it would be nice.