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Posted on 06/29/2016 8:33:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Warning: House office water tainted with lead
By Rachael Bade and Jake Sherman
06/28/16 07:37 PM EDT
A House office’s water supply has been tainted by high lead levels and may be unsafe, according to a warning blasted out to congressional offices Tuesday night.
In a “dear colleagues” letter, House office buildings superintendent William Weidemeyer told members and staff that the Cannon House Office Building was experiencing lead levels above normal, according to a recent water test.
“This week, the AOC received results within the Cannon House Office Building that indicate lead levels in drinking water sources are slightly above the EPA standard,” the email reads. “Although the cause of the increase remains under investigation, in an abundance of caution all drinking water sources and office-provided water filtration units in the building will be turned off beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016.”
The office will be providing bottled water for drinking.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Well...brain damage caused by lead poisoning would explain a lot...
The swamp in ‘sewer city’ needs to be cleaned out...starting with the House...
So, (1) maybe that is why they act so stupid and/or (2) how many drink tap water anyway? My bet is that every office has a water dispenser on our dime.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought just about every White House office had a pallet of bottled water delivered weekly. I know for the Senate....everyone gets a couple dozen bottles weekly and they keep refrigerators to chill it. Other than for coffee use and flushing toilets, no one drinks the city water.
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Hate to tell you but Lead is EVERYWHERE
Most of the Pols and their bureaucrats do not drink tap water. They drink bottled water!
Oh-oh. Real life “Brain Dead” is actually happening, it is not a just Monday night CBS summer replacement series.
So according to the article, high lead levels that may be unsafe are slightly above EPA standards?
So which is it?
I would assume “slightly” means very little...
I’m sure based on their mental acuity, many democrat congressman ate paint chips as children...
So probably not a big deal the water is slightly above the minimum levels...
This may explain why those who have been there the longest, make some of the decision they make. It seems that many of the Democrats have spent many years slurping on the tainted water. That may explain why they regressed to a sit in last week.
They should be forced to use unleaded like the rest of us.
The majority of those Congress critters need MORE lead, but I’m not talking about it being in liquid form. ;)
Heh ... I recall a report on this very thing in the 1980s: that numberable federal buildings in DC had plumbing where the linng had worn away resulting in high lead levels.
I guess it was never fixed.
Somehow the American taxpayer will be punished for this.
They better check the Senate’s water pipes for hallucinogenics.
So they need more money ?
There IS something in the water in Washington D.C.!
Watch the House propose funding for a new ecologically compliant solar powered House Office building with all mod. conveniences made from sustainable components to be fastracked. NORKS will get the job.
Somebody should tell them to suck it up. I used to chew on windowsills as a kid and I’m smarter than they are.
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