When the city of Milwaukee asks CDC for help addressing a lead crisis in schools, CDC should be able to provide support and assistance because Congress appropriated $51 million for CDC to do its job to address lead poisoning. Despite what you told me last week, that you have no intention of eliminating this program, you fired the entire office responsible for carrying it out. So CDC told Milwaukee Public Schools that they simply couldn't help. Your decision to fire staff and eliminate offices is endangering children, including thousands of children in Milwaukee. (05:54–06:05)
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