Marcia Fudge: “If confirmed, I will direct my staff to work with CDC staff to provide public outreach regarding the moratorium.”

Lead is a major issue in this country, and we do know that most homes built prior to 1978 have lead paint in them.

Lead removal is one of the most important things on my priority list.

We need to start to work together and not in silos.

We believe that we are today 1.5 million homes short--housing units short of where we should be.