{"id":72889,"date":"2019-05-07T12:55:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/?p=72889"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T22:02:55","slug":"senator-hughes-says-legislators-must-work-together-to-enact-recommendations-of-advisory-committee-and-task-force-report-on-lead-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senatorhughes.com\/toxicschools\/senator-hughes-says-legislators-must-work-together-to-enact-recommendations-of-advisory-committee-and-task-force-report-on-lead-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Hughes says legislators must work together to enact recommendations of Advisory Committee and Task Force Report on Lead Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harrisburg, May 7, 2019 \u2212 <\/strong>Senator Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia\/Montgomery) stood with legislative members of the Task Force on Lead Exposure for a press conference to discuss the legislative recommendations that were part of \u2018Lead Exposure Risks and Response in Pennsylvania: Report of the Advisory Committee and Task Force on Lead Exposure. \u2019Senator Hughes, a longtime advocate for lead testing, remediation and clean ups across the state, said the following in response to the report:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here in a bipartisan fashion to aggressively provide real solutions to help thousands of homes, schools, childcare facilities and water sources,\u201d Sen. Hughes said. \u201cI think we can bring something significant home before we leave here at the end of June. I\u2019m prepared to stand with everyone and move this issue forward. It is our responsibility to fix this for the people of Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n

The advisory committee and task force made the following recommendations<\/a>, several of which are being addressed through legislation announced at today\u2019s press conference:<\/p>\n