CLEVELAND — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge was back in Cleveland Monday “to underscore the lead remediation efforts of the Biden-Harris administration.”
Fudge was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan in a roundtable discussion moderated by Representative Shontel Brown. The event took place at the Great Lakes Science Center.
Others in the conversation included:
- Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb
- Impacted family and residents
- Dr. Sumitha Khatri, Director of Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic
- SeMia Bray, Black Environmental Leaders
- Kim Foreman, Environmental Health Watch
- Eric Gordon, Cleveland Municipal School District
- Dr. Aparna Roy, MetroHealth Medical Center
- Dr. Oluwatosin Goji, GYN/Maternal Health-CCF
- Dr. Kristie Ross, Pediatric Pulmonologist, Rainbow Babies and Children
We streamed the lead discussion live, which you can watch in full below:
Fudge, who previously represented Ohio's 11th Congressional District, was confirmed as HUD Secretary in President Biden's administration in March of 2021.
MORE HEADLINES:
- Cleveland lead abatement company among those helping to address the issue from the inside out
- How Cleveland is enforcing rules regarding lead paint
- 'Keep our guard up': COVID cases rising in US after 2-month decline
- 3News Investigates: Controversial COVID-19 vaccination requirements for transplant donors, recipients at Cleveland Clinic
Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in an unrelated article on April 14, 2022.