This exposure is especially harmful to children, who are at disproportionate risk for adverse effects. I'm proud to deliver this funding from the Housing Appropriations bill that I negotiated to help clear hazardous lead paint from homes in Rensselaer County, and I won't stop fighting until lead paint is a relic of the past and no longer a threat to New Yorkers.
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