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Adam Schiff: “For the population of about 310,000 people, that means that…”

Featuring: Adam Schiff, Democratic | U.S. Senate, California

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Adam Schiff Confronts Lee Zeldin on EPA Budget Cuts and Environmental Impact

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

For example, one project in Santa Ana, California provided funding to help detect and prevent lead poisoning in children. According to the census, about 10% of the population in Santa Ana are under the age of nine. For the population of about 310,000 people, that means that 31,000 children are at risk of lead poisoning in Santa Ana without this funding. What is it about this grant that you and EPA believe is problematic enough to freeze this funding and put potentially 31,000 children at risk? Senator, which. Who is the grant applicant? (03:41–03:52)

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