Childhood lead poisoning could be eradicated in the United States – easily, affordably and within 10 years, they said. That conclusion came from a presidential task force report published in February 2000. But Congress failed to follow through.
Federal spending on lead paint abatement, the focus of the 2000 report, was cut repeatedly after a brief spike in 2003, and never rose to even the most conservative estimate of what it would have taken to meet the task force's goals, according to documents and interviews with public health experts.
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