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Lead in toys is a serious matter and one that deserves attention. It's good to see the conversation taking place. However, when will we have a meaningful conversation about the most common source of lead poisoning in kids which is deteriorating paint in the millions of older homes across our country? Maybe our esteemed leaders might wrap window replacement into infrastructure improvements currently being considered. Such a step could potentially prevent hundreds of thousands of lead poisonings in the future.

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