During a Senate hearing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed federal support was being provided in Milwaukee for lead exposure issues in schools. However, conflicting statements emerged from Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and Milwaukee's Health Commissioner stating that there is no federal team actively addressing the crisis despite the closure of six schools due to lead presence. The situation highlights communication gaps within health agencies concerning support and actions taken towards mitigating the lead exposure risks to children in public schools.
We have a team in Milwaukee,
There are no staff on the ground deployed to Milwaukee to address the lead exposure of children in schools,
We had a single [federal] staff person come to Milwaukee for a brief period to help validate a machine, but that was separate from the formal request that we had for a small team to actually come to Milwaukee.
He speaks passionately about the health of children and the threats of environmental toxins to Americans' health, but he's struggled to explain specific actions his agency has taken.
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