Michigan Representative Secures $80 Million for Firefighters to Purchase PFAS-Free Equipment

摘要

Michigan Representative Dan Kildee (D), chief deputy whip of the House Democratic Caucus and cochair of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, has secured $80 million in President Joe Biden's budget reconciliation bill for fire departments across the country to replace firefighting foam and gear that contain toxic per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). As a member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Rep. Kildee has been leading the effort to secure additional federal funding to address PFAS as Congress advances a budget through the reconciliation process. The committee's budget rec- onciliation bill, which includes the $80 million secured by Kildee for PFAS-free gear for firefighters, passed committee on September 9.