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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021

Floor Speech

Date: July 23, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure Environment

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Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my amendment, which increases funds for lead drinking water pipe replacement by $500 million, to a total of $1 billion.

This amendment is an investment to remove the 6 to 10 million lead service lines that contaminate our tap water across our Nation, and the over 600,000 lines alone in Michigan.

Contaminated water is a fact of life for Michigan's 13th Congressional District. Too many of our families and communities are suffering, and it is time we step up our investments to guarantee environmental justice for all.

I thank Chairwoman McCollum for working with me on this amendment to secure historic funding to replace lead pipes. And I also thank my colleagues, Representatives Kildee and Slotkin for their partnership on this.

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