Sens. Menendez, Portman, Brown Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Lead Testing for Children
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would ensure children enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are tested for lead poisoning at the appropriate ages. Lead hazards in a home pose serious health and safety threats to children and could cause irreversible an . . .
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would ensure children enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are tested for lead poisoning at the appropriate ages. Lead hazards in a home pose serious health and safety threats to children and could cause irreversible an . . .