In Milwaukee, Vice President Kamala Harris framed the projects as a jobs creator and a public health effort.
passed last year is enabling authorities to improve drinking water by removing lead pipes, saying such action is a “moral imperative.”
Harris framed the projects as a jobs creator and a public health effort. Ten million households and 400,000 schools and child-care facilities have lead pipes. Exposure to lead in drinking water has been linked to numerous health problems, including increased blood pressure and decreased kidney function.“Our children are going to school where they are potentially drinking lead-infused, poisonous water out of water fountains,” Harris added.
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