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The NYC City Council recently held hearings on a package of bills aimed at reducing lead poisoning in children. “I believe it is a failure and a tragedy that children are still affected in a devastating way, potentially for the rest of their lives," said Speaker Corey Johnson at a hearing. He is leading the effort to pass the 25 bills aimed at protecting children from lead exposure, which can cause lifelong learning difficulties and high blood pressure in adults and impaired kidney function.
