Now, 44,800 tests were taken by children who identified as being White with just 1,253 were confirmed to have elevated lead levels of greater than the 3.5 micrograms. The results equal 3% of children tested being positive for lead poisoning at a rate of 27.96 per 1,000 [were White]. And Senator Johnson, if you want to just tell them what does that mean for our children when they have high exposure to lead in the education as well as their physical growth? (30:21–30:32)
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Asserts that 3% of White children tested in Milwaukee County were positive for lead poisoning.
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