Honorable Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chair, House Appropriations Committee Honorable Congresswoman , Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee

May 25, 2017

Dear Chair Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Lowey:

The dangers lead poses to our children are well established, and support for efforts to combat lead exposure have long held bipartisan support. Yet, the Administration’s proposed budget on childhood lead poisoning drastically reduces funding for key programs at HUD, CDC, and EPA. In the wake of the tragedies in Flint, East Chicago, and elsewhere, this is not the time to reduce lead poisoning prevention funding—it is the time to meet the need.

In its FY18 budget deliberations, we urge Congress to fund lead poisoning prevention programs for each of these three agencies:

 HUD’s lead hazard control and healthy homes program should be funded at $230 million.  CDC’s program for lead surveillance should be funded at $50 million.  EPA’s programs for lead hazard reduction and categorical grants for renovation, repair, and painting should be funded at a total of $25 million.

We represent thousands of parents, business leaders, professionals, and organizations working to end childhood lead poisoning, advance educational outcomes, and reduce long‐term public and private costs. Lead causes neurological damage, behavior problems, and undermines children’s long‐term learning, earnings, and health.

The nation’s efforts to address childhood lead poisoning are led by HUD, CDC, and EPA, each with their own strengths and coordinated duties. This three‐legged stool has worked well, and childhood blood lead levels have declined by over 90% since the 1990s. In brief, HUD funds abatement, CDC funds surveillance and case management, and EPA funds programs aimed at ensuring safe renovation, repair, painting, and abatement.

However, with over half a million children who still have high blood lead levels, with 6‐10 million families relying on lead water pipes, and with 23 million homes with deteriorated lead paint, lead dust, or lead‐ contaminated soil, there is much more to be done. Without providing adequate resources, we as a nation will simply be forced to react to each new lead crisis, continuing to pay over $50 billion annually in avoidable lead poisoning costs. Instead of drastic cuts to and even elimination of these programs, Congress should deliver on the nation’s promise to end lead poisoning.

HUD At HUD, Secretary Ben Carson promised at his confirmation hearings to “enhance” Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Homes, and the President’s budget has proposed to increase the budget for that program from $110 million to $130 million; but because of proposed cuts elsewhere, HUD will actually have fewer dollars for lead hazard control, not more. For example, the President’s proposed HUD

1 budget eliminates the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, cuts public housing maintenance and capital improvements, and eliminates or cuts other home repair programs, all of which will increase lead hazards due to fewer resources. Many local jurisdictions use CDBG to provide their local “match” funding, anywhere from 10% ‐ 25%, for lead hazard control grants. Eliminating CDBG means that fewer jurisdictions will be able to apply for lead hazard control grants. Furthermore, public housing funds are used to address lead hazards in both the near term and the long‐term; and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), another source of lead hazard control funding, is also slated for elimination. In short, the Administration’s overall proposed HUD budget will decrease funding for lead poisoning prevention, putting children at needless risk.

Instead of increasing lead poisoning prevention funding with one hand but taking away much more with the other, we urge Congress to increase funding for the HUD lead poisoning program to $230 million; we also urge Congress to ensure that lead abatement is part of the budget for infrastructure improvements; and we urge Congress to fully fund CDBG, HOME, and public housing.

CDC The Administration’s proposed budget would fund CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program, which is currently funded at $17 million, well below the $50 million needed. CDC’s lead and healthy homes program conducts needed surveillance of children exposed to lead, provides national data on childhood lead poisoning, ensures that children receive necessary case management, and enables local jurisdictions to take action before children are exposed to lead instead of reacting only after they have been harmed. Screening and surveillance data currently provide the foundation for targeting community prevention activities to areas where the risk is highest. However, many states and local jurisdictions have antiquated data systems due to inadequate funding. These systems must be modernized and standardized, not broken apart by an ill‐defined block grant program. Screening and surveillance data are also essential for carrying out needed follow‐up services for children affected by lead. These services include identification and removal of lead sources, adequate nutrition, and education and behavioral services to support the development of those affected by lead. We urge Congress to fund CDC’s lead poisoning prevention and healthy homes program at $50 million.

EPA At EPA, an internal detailed budget memorandum calls for the elimination of the Lead Risk Reduction Program and the Lead Categorical Grants program to states, which are currently funded at $2.6 million and $14 million, respectively. These programs are critical to protecting the nation’s children from lead poisoning. This contradicts the very goal stated by the President to repair crumbling communities and lift the trajectory of America’s families. These programs support science‐based standards used to define what lead hazards are in order to protect pregnant women and vulnerable children; they require lead‐ safe work practices during renovation, repair, and painting work; and they ensure that consumers seeking lead inspection, abatement, and risk assessment services can find qualified, trained individuals to perform the work properly. We urge Congress to fund these two programs at a total of $25 million.

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Investment in Lead Poisoning Prevention Saves Taxpayer Money Taxpayers already absorb the economic costs of childhood lead poisoning, estimated at $50.9 billion per year. And families, children, property owners and managers, schools, local governments, and communities across the country bear the social, educational, and medical costs of children with learning disabilities, brain damage, aggressive behavior, and long‐term health problems. For every dollar spent on controlling lead hazards, taxpayers see a return of at least $17. Countless studies have demonstrated this high return on investment. One needs to look no further than the Flint tragedy—a tragedy caused by a shortsighted scheme, supposedly to save money that will in fact cost millions more to clean up—to see that programs at HUD, CDC, and EPA that protect our children should be among the nation’s top priorities. It makes good business sense; it makes good housing, public health, and environmental policy; and it’s the right thing to do.

We urge you to enable the critical contribution each of these three agencies makes to the children of the to continue by ensuring that HUD, CDC, and EPA receive the necessary funding to carry out their duties. Our children deserve no less.

Thank you for your consideration. Please contact Dr. David E. Jacobs of the National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition at [email protected] if we can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Amanda Reddy Tom Neltner Executive Director Chemicals Policy Director National Center for Healthy Housing Environmental Defense Fund Columbia, MD Washington, DC

Ruth Ann Norton Charlotte Brody President and CEO National Director Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Healthy Babies Bright Futures Baltimore, MD Washington, DC

Steve Weil Association Manager Lead and Environmental Hazards Association Olney, MD

cc: Honorable Mario Diaz‐Balart, Chair, House HUD Appropriations Subcommittee Honorable David Price, Ranking Member, House HUD Appropriations Subcommittee

Honorable Ken Calvert, Chair, House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Honorable Betty McCollum, Ranking Member, House Interior/Environment Appropriations

Honorable Tom Cole, Chair, House HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Honorable Rosa DeLauro, House HHS Appropriations Subcommittee

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Terry M. Moore Yvonne Thompson Executive Director AMES Construction Almost Home, Inc. Chicago, IL Brighton, CO

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Vashawn Johnson Caroline Cox Energy Auditor Research Director Ceda of Cook County Center for Environmental Health Chicago, IL Oakland, CA

Megan Martin Peter Dunn Policy Director President and CEO Center for the Study of Social Policy Central Community Foundation Washington, DC Syracuse, NY

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Damian L Slaughter Susan Fink Program Manager Acting Community Development Director City of Harrisburg, PA City of Lawrence Community Development Harrisburg, PA Department Lawrence, MA

Michelle Spohnheimer Edward S. Winkler, Jr. Director of Housing & Community Development Construction Specialist City of Marshalltown City of Omaha Marshalltown, IA Omaha, NE

Mark S. Rossi Christopher Ross Executive Director Manager of Communications and Program Clean Production Action Development Somerville, MA CLEARCorps Detroit Detroit, MI

Sue Gunderson Elizabeth McDade Executive Director Program Manager CLEARCorps USA Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning Saint Paul, MN Rochester, NY

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Mary Alice Synkewecz Kelsey Kober Director Policy Associate Collaborative Center for Justice Common Sense Kids Action Hartford, CT Washington, DC

Michael McKenna John E Pady Chief Impact Officer Director of Energy Conservation Community Action Partnership Community and Economic Development Lancaster, PA Association Chicago, IL

Joan Churchill C. Shawn Yardley CEO CEO Community Clinical Services Community Concepts Inc Lewiston, ME Lewiston, ME

Linda Wolfson Madeleine Munday, RGS Board President Mid North Province Leader Community Forum for Economic Justice Congregation of Our Lady of Charity South Bend, IN of the Good Shepherd, MidNorth Province St. Louis, MO

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Ellen Shemitz Brenda Michaels Executive Director President Connecticut Voices for Children Conscious Talk Radio New Haven, CT Issaquah, WA

Beverley R. Wheeler, EdD Vanessa Tercero Director Deputy Director D.C. Hunger Solutions Dignity Housing Washington, DC Philadelphia, PA

Joseph Szczecina Eve Gartner President Staff Attorney Done Right Environmental Earthjustice Elmhurst, IL New York, NY

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Robert French Anne Evens Principal in Charge CEO EHS‐Alaska, Inc. Elevate Energy Anchorage, AK Chicago, IL

Ronnie Jl Kweller Jeanette Mott Oxford Director of Communications Executive Director Emerald Cities Collaborative Empower Missouri Washington, DC Jefferson City, MO

Howard Varner Patrick MacRoy General Manager/Laboratory Director Deputy Director Environmental Hazards Services LLC Environmental Health Strategy Center Richmond, VA Portland, ME

James Ratti Jack E. Leonard Director President Environmental Lead Detect Inc. Environmental Management Institute San Francisco, CA Indianapolis, IN

Ken Cook Neal B. Freuden President President Environmental Working Group EnviroPlan LLC Washington, DC West Hartford, CT

Etta Lappen Davis Scott Smith Principal De‐Lead Crew Chief Etsky Consulting First State Community Action Agency Bolton, MA Georgetown, DE

Sherri M. Flournoy David V. Reynolds Partner Facility Management Consultant Flournoy Consultations, PLLC FM‐CONSULT‐CREATE Hollis, NY Jackson, MS

Robert E. Noah Kathryn Hubicki Owner President Get Lead Safe Get the Lead Out Quinlan, TX Charlotte, NC

Rabbi Michael Feinberg Paula Weston‐Cox Executive Director Environmental Health Manager II Greater New York Labor‐Religion Coalition Guilford County Dept of Public Health New York, NY Greensboro, NC

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Helen Anthony Michael C. Sharp Attorney CEO/Director of Training Handy Law LLC Hazard Management Services, Inc. Providence, RI Modesto, CA

Eric Uram Emily Benfer Principal Director; Clinical Professor of Law Headwater LLC Health Justice Project Loyola University Chicago Madison, WI School of Law Chicago, IL

Steven Ridini Paul Haan President & CEO Executive Director Health Resources in Action Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan Boston, MA Grand Rapids, MI

Claire Barnett M. Hecker Executive Director Owner Healthy Schools Network Hecker Architects Albany, NY Bremerton, Wa, WA

Brenda Clement Stephen L. Williams Director Director HousingWorks RI Houston Health Department Providence, RI Houston, TX

Margaret Frericks Luis R. Cabrales Program Manager Executive Director Improving Kids' Environment Inquilinos Unidos Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles, CA

Steven Gilbert Sandra Mbaissouroum Director Healthcare Coordinator Institute of Neurotoxicology Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services & Neurological Disorders New Haven, CT Seattle, WA

Jamie Papian Kim Cole Owner Administrator Iowa Lead Safety Julia Lead The Way Lead Poisoning Awareness Des Moines, IA Group Marshfield, MA

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Dahn Warner Frank Avellone Principal Senior Attorney & Policy Coordinator KeyUrban Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing Washington, DC Chicago, IL

Anthony Galasso Sarah Hess EPA Certified Lead Dust Sampling Technician Staff Attorney Lead Safe Resources, LLC Legal Council for Health Justice Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL

Michelle Henrichs Jayne Windham Reverend CEO and Chair Life in the Labyrinth Livable Housing, Inc Mequon, WI York, PA

Orell Fitzsimmons Amy Winslow Field Director President & CEO Local 100 United Labor Unions Magellan Diagnostics Houston Texas, TX N. Billerica, MA

Claire Berkowitz Pat McLaine, DrPH, MPH, RN Executive Director Commission Chair Maine Children's Alliance Maryland Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission Augusta, ME Baltimore, MD

Lynn Kersey Patricia A. Lowery, MMS, MD Executive Director Coordinator for Health and IntraSociety Maternal and Child Health Access Collaboraton Los Angeles, CA Medical Mission Sisters Philadelphia, PA

Gilda Jacobs Mirepoix LLC CEO/President Waltham, MA Michigan League for Public Policy Lansing, MI

Elyssa Schmier Rachel Iskow Senior Campaign Director, CEO National Early Learning and Budget Mutual Housing California MomsRising Sacramento, CA

Lawrence Couch Jenae Bjelland Director Executive Director National Advocacy Center of the Sisters National Association for State Community of the Good Shepherd Services Programs (NASCSP) Silver Spring, MD Washington DC, DC

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JaNeen Cross Stephen Karp, LMSW President Executive Director National Association of Perinatal Social Workers National Association of Social Workers, Silver Spring, MD CT Chapter Rocky Hill, CT

Brian Smedley Ellen Lurie Hoffman Executive Director Federal Policy Director National Collaborative for Health Equity National Housing Trust Washington, DC Washington, DC

Richard Allen Williams, MD Nancy De Leon Link President CEO National Medical Association National Nurse‐Led Care Consortium Silver Spring, MD Philadelphia, PA

Dave Jacobs Elisabet Eppes, MPH National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition Senior Associate Columbia, MD National WIC Association Washington, DC

Michelle Hughes Tammie A. Noah Executive Director Owner NC Child Noah's Arkitects Raleigh, NC Carrollton, TX

Lauren Heine Dorothy Wigmore, MS Executive Director Director, Outreach and Education Northwest Green Chemistry Occupational Health Clinical Centers Spokane, WA Syracuse, NY

Cassandra Umoh Lloyd DeJesus Program Director Lead Director Office Management & Technology, Inc. Office of Planning and Development Baltimore Maryland, MD Lawrence, MA

Patricia Barnes Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance Executive Director Omaha, NE Ohio Healthy Homes Network Columbus, OH

Jessica Prescott Lenora S. Smith Founder, Director Executive Director Over the Chessboard Partnership Effort for the Advancement Davidson, NC of Children's Health Durham, NC

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Deborah Stein Mark VanKeuren Network Director Owner Partnership for America's Children PbDust.com Washington, DC Saratoga Springs, NY

Andrea Miller Douglas McNeill Executive Director Founder People Demanding Action PeterCares House Ruther Glen, VA Greenbelt, MD

Kathy Attar Joyce A. Ravinskas, RN, BSN Toxics Program Manager Program Director Physicians for Social Responsibility Pinnacle Health Hospital Lead Poisoning Washington, DC Prevention Harrisburg, PA

Robin Potter Manal J. Aboelata, MPH Partner and President Managing Director Potter Bolanos Prevention Institute Chicago, IL Oakland, CA

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Colleen Loveless Albert Y. Nuevo President & CEO Public Health Nurse Revitalize Community Development Corporation San Mateo County Family Health Services Field Springfield, MA Nursing/Lead Program San Mateo, CA

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Rev. Phillip N. Grigsby Ted Schettler, MD, MPH Executive Director Science Director Schenectady Inner City Ministry Science and Environmental Health Network Schenectady, NY Ames, IA

Ronald Jimmerson Jackie Lombardo Executive Direction National Toxics Coom, VA Chapter Toxics Chair Seeds of Promise Sierra Club Grand Rapids, MI Charlottesville, VA

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Robin Schneider Larry Marx Texas Campaign for the Environment CEO Austin, TX The Children's Agenda Rochester, NY

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Kevin McIntyre Queen Zakia Shabazz Government Relations Associate Founder/Director Trust for America's Health United Parents Against Lead Washington, DC Richmond, VA

Dr. Kathleen Lauckner Erhard Mahnke Training Organizer Coordinator University of Nevada, Las Vegas Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition Las Vegas, NV Burlington, VT

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Felix Garcia Maurice A. Gaston Rita Gergely City of Lawrence CEDA Eddyville, IA Lawrence, MA Chicago, IL

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Julia Harper Michelle Harvey Mark Heald Grow L+A National Center Pleasant Hill, TN Lewiston, ME for Healthy Housing Columbia, MD

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Dona Huang Valeria Hubbard Brian Igel Midlothian, VA Chicago Department of Public Colorado Vincentian Volunteers Health Lead Program Denver, CO Chicago, IL

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Gabriela Illa Tina Ilvonen Abigail Jacobs Health Impact Project County government in WA HUD Washington, DC Seattle, WA Allston, MA

Robin Jacobs Lydia Jacobs Ellen Jacobs Baltimore, MD Dublin, OH Social Worker‐NASW Member Ashtabula, OH

Donna Janovsky Bharathi Jayaram Pamela Jensen Chicago, IL Oak Park Call to Action Wayne, PA Oak Park, IL

Kelly Kantola Adrienne Katner Arnie Katz Conneaut, OH Louisiana State University‐ Durham, NC Health, School of Public Health New Orleans, LA

Nikietta Keith Lisa Kennedy Holly Ketchum Redford, MI Succusanna, NJ Springfield, MO

Joan Ketterman Gary Kirkmire Karl Koessel Indiana Healthy Homes Alliance City of Rochester McKinleyville, CA Indianapolis, IN Rochester, NY

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Daryl Martin Diane Matza Lisa McCabe Poolesville, MD Clinton, NY Pittsford, NY

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Julie Tran Jeanne Van Heule Thomas Vernon Lead Inspector Risk Assessor Catholic Schools in Wyoming NCHH Orange, CA Laramie, WY Philadelphia, PA

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