WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) today reintroduced the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to update its lead poisoning prevention measures to reflect modern science and ensure that families and children living in federally-assisted housing are protected from the devastating consequences of lead poisoning.
"Children should not be at risk from lead poisoning in their own home. We have to do more to address this health hazard before it harms more kids," Durbin said. "Senator Young and I are leading the push to reform outdated fed...