US Senators Seek Review of Lead Contamination in Military Housing

US Senators Seek Review of Lead Contamination in Military Housing
Lead samples line up ready for testing at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, U.S. March 29, 2018. Picture taken March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Wood/File Photo
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Eight senators are pushing for a federal review of the military’s plans to protect children from exposure to lead, citing a Reuters report on lead poisoning in military housing.

In an amendment filed this week to the fiscal 2019 defense funding bill, the senators, including senior members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs committees, are asking the Government Accountability Office to review the military’s handling of lead poisoning risks nationwide.