Posted on 07/06/2016 1:12:50 PM PDT by simpson96
Lawmakers and their aides are being offered free blood tests after lead was found in water fountains at the U.S. Capitol office building.
Beginning today, “blood lead level testing will be available to House Members and Staff, with a valid congressional badge, at no cost to the individual or office,” the Architect of the Capitol wrote to Hill staffers Tuesday, according to Roll Call.
The Architect, Stephen Ayers, — whose office handles maintenance at the Capitol — last week found lead levels “slightly above the [Environmental Protection Agency] standard, ” in drinking water in one of the House office buildings, and ordered it shut off in the the Cannon House Office Building.
“What’s important in the meantime, as we go through that process, is to be sure the building occupants have a potable source of water,” Ayers said. “We got that taken care of and we need to be sure we communicate with them what’s happening on a regular basis.”
According to the EPA, lead can cause reproductive, kidney, and cardiovascular problems in adults; cause premature birth or reduced fetus growth in pregnant women; and lower IQ, seizures, and worse in children.
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Have they been tested for LSD?
It sure does.
If the plumbing is before 1994 there was lead in the solder of the pipes. No Big Deal.
Lower than normal for this locale for heavy metal.
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A one-eyed man is king in the land of the Blind.
stop hanging around paintchip eaters and window trim lickers.
Too bad there is no chemical test for corruption. Doubt they’d pass.
They’ll pine for the days where the only source of their lead poisoning comes from water.
The test results are in. They’re all stark raving mad.
This should give Hillary an excuse for all the things she can no longer recall.
And DNA testing against cold cases.
I meant ‘callous’ infringinators.
I don’t believe it — it’s probably preparation for when the cover-ups slip and how much damage they’re doing to us and our country is revealed. They’ll use this as an excuse to push for the insanity defense when their crimes are revealed.
Yes it would be such a shame if anything happens to our beloved congress they are so much better than I.
I thought they’d all drink Perrier from glass bottles.
This should be good watching them find a Republican to blame this on. I expect it will be GWB’s fault.
Ha. I’m clean according to Quest Labs.
probably leeched INTO the water FROM the “lawmakers”
this sounds like a bs story used as an excuse to get / test their blood
Test them all for meth or crack. Given their shenanigans over the last few decades, they must be on meth or crack.
and after the testing a certain group in power will have a nice list of which lawmakers have which communicable diseases that are (for now) secrets.
Ancient Rome had running water in their homes - thru’ lead pipes -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_as9F6D2k
and Caligula had quite a plumbing system on his huge ships/barges...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN-DVLBlufY
Caligula the mad man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucA7P_3dqAo
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