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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Biden loans 336 million to chicago to fix lead water pipe problem - Caught on Camera

A city crew fixed a water pipe and replaced a lead service line in Calumet Heights Friday. Nearby, officials announced a $336 million loan to the city to help replace lead lines. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

President Joe Biden’s administration is loaning Chicago $336 million to help the city pay for the replacement of tens of thousands of lead water pipes.

Unfortunately, it’s not even close to being enough money to fix the problem of stopping brain-damaging lead from flowing through Chicagoans’ primary source of water.

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