This is overwhelming our resources. That's exactly what the CDC is supposed to be for. And do you know what? They came back and said They had fired and let go all of their lead experts [at the CDC], so they didn't even have anybody to come and help Wisconsin with [the lead paint crisis]. this crisis. Weren't they in the middle of remediation? Like they were right in the middle of this project when all of a sudden everything just went away. (10:57–11:08)
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Asserts that the CDC fired all their lead experts, leaving no one to assist Wisconsin with the lead paint crisis.
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