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Tammy Baldwin: “Congress dedicated $51 million in funding for [the lead…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin's Inquiry on CDC Program Cuts and Lead Poisoning in Milwaukee

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

Okay. Because you cannot tell us that you want to make America healthy again when you are willfully destroying programs that keep children safe and healthy from lead poisoning. Congress dedicated $51 million in funding for [the lead poisoning prevention] program. But when a community asks for help to prevent lifelong complications for children and there was no one there to pick up the phone, and it's not because this program … (00:28–00:34)

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Asserts that Congress allocated $51 million for a lead poisoning prevention program.

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