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Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes (www.theguardian.com)
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Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest

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[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

$125m is a pretty fucking low amount for the deed in the first place.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Compared with building concentration camps and rounding up all the minorities, replacing lead pipes is cheap. But Republicans have priorities.