he also believes the community partners scheme was not taken seriously.d to? no, no... sometimes from individual staff members, yeah, but not from management. i think it looks good on paper, saying you employ disabled people to advise you how to deal with disabled people, but they didn't want to hear what could the fixed, theyjust wanted to hear what was going well. it was very much a tick—box exercise where you just had to say everything was fine at the dwp. like, job's done. panorama has spoken to other former community partners who didn't want to be interviewed on camera. several told us the scheme was badly thought through. more worryingly, there were claims some dwp staff had little empathy for disabled people. in march, 2018, having spent over £16 million, the dwp decided not to extend the community partners scheme in march, 2018, having spent over £16 million, the dwp decided not to extend the community partners scheme beyond its planned two years. 0ne dwp employee has witnessed at first hand the poor attitudes some of his colleagues had towards di

of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli, brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the >> welcome, everyone. press mute if you come on to the phone. the first item on the agenda -- i don't want to be muted because the people need to speak. for those of you who are just

this is a partnership between adult protective services, the homeless department, and community partners, and the program will serve 60 clients in fiscal year 2021. goal three is to provide and support. we serve unique individuals who come from diverse individuals and have different preferences for how to engage. we have to take a whole person perspective and approach in serving consumers and support systems in integration to the community to streamline access to resources. as we work with consumers, we must be findful of all resources. we talk about this a lot not just answering the question for somebody, but really thinking more broadly about what that person needs, what they might access, thinking about things they don't even know to ask for, all of that. so we picked today objective a, which is the streamline access to resources across the department and community to promote timely access of needed resources. so we're planning to establish an online resource directory that will serve as a centralized source of information about resources that support seniors to safely age in the comm

of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli, brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the people, nothing gets better than >> chair ronen: the meeting will come to order. welcome to the march 9, 2020 meeting of the rules committee. i am chair hillary ronen. seated to my r

we have learned there have been missteps in recruiting, signing up of community partners, and developing critical technology for the nation's first online census. the bureau needs to correct these problems now to ensure a full and accurate count. the oversight committee is especially concerned with -- that certain communities maybe undercounted, such as black americans, latinos, african-americans, who have all been undercounted in previous censuses. that means this communities have missed out on representation and on crucial federal funding. here are some of the things that the census bureau has done. we have had four oversight hearings on readiness, and we have released a list of over 300,000 local census bureau partners organized by states and congressional district. this is very good news. these are hundreds of thousands of people who want to be partners, working with our offers -- offices and communities with the census bureau to get an accurate count. we have released what we call the toolkit to give members of congress and members of the community information of where to go. we are

partnering with them in a number of days. they have a fellowship program, and their fellows are all being trained to give census assistance in spanish to people who are part of the lgbtq community. h.s.a. has been one of our most important partners, and then with department of aging and adult services, we had a meeting last week that talked about the importance of our census for our aging and people with disabilities. we have a really robust complete count committee. our census community partners are doing really fantastic work in the communities that they serve to tell people about the census, as well. our arts based campaign is live. you've seen some of the kiosks on market street that say come to your census, and they're encouraging people to get excited about the census by using art. the interfaith partners have been great, and a lot of other partners, too. we've done events in all of your districts, as well. we launched s.f. counts, a soft launch, last autumn in the civic center commons. we're going to be at the lunar new year event this coming weekend. supervisor mandelman was at the event we threw for the lgbtq community. we want to be out in the community wherever we ca

of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli, brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the people, nothing gets better than >> are we ready? you guys ready? are you excited? all right. who is going to help us out? >> a round of applause. (applause). >> top of the morning t

partnering with them in a number of days. they have a fellowship program, and their fellows are all being trained to give census assistance in spanish to people who are part of the lgbtq community. h.s.a. has been one of our most important partners, and then with department of aging and adult services, we had a meeting last week that talked about the importance of our census for our aging and people with disabilities. we have a really robust complete count committee. our census community partners are doing really fantastic work in the communities that they serve to tell people about the census, as well. our arts based campaign is live. you've seen some of the kiosks on market street that say come to your census, and they're encouraging people to get excited about the census by using art. the interfaith partners have been great, and a lot of other partners, too. we've done events in all of your districts, as well. we launched s.f. counts, a soft launch, last autumn in the civic center commons. we're going to be at the lunar new year event this coming weekend. supervisor mandelman was at the event we threw for the lgbtq community. we want to be out in the community wherever we ca

inseminate period but it was clear that we had to reduce some of the fear and we had to engage our community partners so we mobilized the survivors to act as community health workers to go out into case finding and and find people and that's the strategy there are utilizing now in partners in health countries is to utilize our community health worker workforce to be going out and we're training them to be contact tracers and to be doing a lot of education because if we are we took too long to do that during a bowler and we kept it very very separate and that really caused a lot of people to delay coming in for help and assistance which allowed the virus to continue to spread suggest of the coronavirus is putting health care facilities in developed countries under enormous stress could india india's health care system handle a severe outbreak of coronavirus. you know i don't depends on how intensive then and how spread out it is a lot of the cases that we get because of at the current pace we're just had $98.00 tentative of or $500.00 more to be re-inspected for instance so it seems to be manageable i

this is something that community music center started in 2011 with our partner down the street, mission neighborhood center, to create a culturally responsive choir that could meet the needs of our community in an accessible space. on the basis of that partnership, we're very happy that we've been able to replicate the model as part of an evidence based study, the community voices study that mike referred to, and has really been a proud partner with das when we joined forces with ucsf. 7 years later or 9 years later at this point, we have 13 choirs around the city. 14th at the hospital which is funded separately by the department of health, but we are proud to partner with das on the 13 choirs in the community at different senior centers and neighborhood centers. i really appreciate the comments about how accessible are they because they are extraordinarily accessible. you can simply come to the senior center or the neighborhood center and join, just speak to the choir director. they are tuition-free. they are 36 weeks a year. the tenant of the program since the very beginning was that

of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like

there's some fascinating and important choices in there by a variety of different community partners and there's a place for you to share your own ideas, as well. free gallery admission to the anti-suffrage and required reading exhibition are one of the many benefits of membership here at the@e athenaum. welcome back to all of our members and welcome in to all of our visitors. we're glad you're here. and you're welcome to tour the gallery, pick up a newsletter, find out about the myriad events that we plan here at the front desk and you can join the athenaum as a member, and if you're thinking about it but not quite sure, we also have day passes available now. so come in, check it out, talk with us, spend some time and we'll hope to see you back again. now, christina wolbrecht, she is a professor of political science, director of the rooney center for the study of american democracy, and c. robert hanley director of the washington program at the university of notre dame. in addition to the books she will discuss tonight, she is the author and co-author of "counting women's ballots: f

this is something that community music center started in 2011 with our partner down the street, mission neighborhood center, to create a culturally responsive choir that could meet the needs of our community in an accessible space. on the basis of that partnership, we're very happy that we've been able to replicate the model as part of an evidence based study, the community voices study that mike referred to, and has really been a proud partner with das when we joined forces with ucsf. 7 years later or 9 years later at this point, we have 13 choirs around the city. 14th at the hospital which is funded separately by the department of health, but we are proud to partner with das on the 13 choirs in the community at different senior centers and neighborhood centers. i really appreciate the comments about how accessible are they because they are extraordinarily accessible. you can simply come to the senior center or the neighborhood center and join, just speak to the choir director. they are tuition-free. they are 36 weeks a year. the tenant of the program since the very beginning was that

healthy schools initiatives, epa will continue coordinating with the federal, state, tribal, and community partners to reduce childhood lead exposure and protect the most vulnerable among us. for the first time in nearly 20 years, epa issued new tighter standers for lead dust in homes in child care facilities across the country. for the first time in nearly three decades, epa proposed revision to the lead and copper, elevated levels of lead in drinking water and will focus work on the most impacted areas of the country. the budget requests also includes additional resources to allow epa to continue implimting the pfas action plan. last month epa proposed regulatory, proposed to close the loophole that allows new ewes of products that include certain chemicals to be imported into our country. these mark key milestones in epas extensive efforts to implement the plan. to assist states in rebuilding aging water infrastructure, the budget request includes 2 billion to continue to utilize the two-state revolving funds. for every federal dollar contributed to date, communities have received over $3 in inv

this is something that community music center started in 2011 with our partner down the street, mission neighborhood center, to create a culturally responsive choir that could meet the needs of our community in an accessible space. on the basis of that partnership, we're very happy that we've been able to replicate the model as part of an evidence based study, the community voices study that mike referred to, and has really been a proud partner with das when we joined forces with ucsf. 7 years later or 9 years later at this point, we have 13 choirs around the city. 14th at the hospital which is funded separately by the department of health, but we are proud to partner with das on the 13 choirs in the community at different senior centers and neighborhood centers. i really appreciate the comments about how accessible are they because they are extraordinarily accessible. you can simply come to the senior center or the neighborhood center and join, just speak to the choir director. they are tuition-free. they are 36 weeks a year. the tenant of the program since the very beginning was that

this is something that community music center started in 2011 with our partner down the street, mission neighborhood center, to create a culturally responsive choir that could meet the needs of our community in an accessible space. on the basis of that partnership, we're very happy that we've been able to replicate the model as part of an evidence based study, the community voices study that mike referred to, and has really been a proud partner with das when we joined forces with ucsf. 7 years later or 9 years later at this point, we have 13 choirs around the city. 14th at the hospital which is funded separately by the department of health, but we are proud to partner with das on the 13 choirs in the community at different senior centers and neighborhood centers. i really appreciate the comments about how accessible are they because they are extraordinarily accessible. you can simply come to the senior center or the neighborhood center and join, just speak to the choir director. they are tuition-free. they are 36 weeks a year. the tenant of the program since the very beginning was that

this is something that community music center started in 2011 with our partner down the street, mission neighborhood center, to create a culturally responsive choir that could meet the needs of our community in an accessible space. on the basis of that partnership, we're very happy that we've been able to replicate the model as part of an evidence based study, the community voices study that mike referred to, and has really been a proud partner with das when we joined forces with ucsf. 7 years later or 9 years later at this point, we have 13 choirs around the city. 14th at the hospital which is funded separately by the department of health, but we are proud to partner with das on the 13 choirs in the community at different senior centers and neighborhood centers. i really appreciate the comments about how accessible are they because they are extraordinarily accessible. you can simply come to the senior center or the neighborhood center and join, just speak to the choir director. they are tuition-free. they are 36 weeks a year. the tenant of the program since the very beginning was that

one of the first initiatives we did was to start outreach for community partners veterans serviceun organizations community groups and churches and religious organizations with groups like the united way and others out there and local governments and then to identify veterans at risk. every v.a. medical center has a suicide prevention coordinator. their job is to be out there for veterans at risk and one of the practicesiv because this is an american public health issue. and we need to do a lot more in the underlying reason is to wake up one day and say i feel like doing this it could be ptsd or chronic pain to get to the underlying reasons and to make sure we are proactively identifying and there so much more work to do that is promising with the predictive analytics and therapies but much work to be done. >> and i v.a. and they have this is their number one priority as well. with the military and the v.a. that were not the problem and you started to talk about that. we shouldn't be looking at it as a emergency response issue but the underlying issues with chronic pain and things like that and f

one of our community partners is supporting a child who was beaten so badly that he had to be taken intohe emergency room. >> wow. >> because he was being accused of having the coronavirus. and two, in our minds, how do children even come to believe that? i heard your earlier guests talk about how children are very intuned with what adults are saying and what they're hearing. this is having serious consequences, counseled a young woman in san francisco who was spat on and was told -- was cursed and was physically threatened by an individual who accused her of bringing the coronavirus to the united states. so words matter, and they have severe consequences, not to mention the fact that, if we are going to fight this virus, we need people to feel as though they can come forward without repercussions, so they can be transparent and so that we can begin to trust our government when they give us public health information, and that has been broken. and we have to remember the fact that this is another layer of distrust. this administration has been very hostile towards immigrants, and this aga

hold both digital distance learning as well as print-based, so thinking how do we leverage our community partners, hope sf. i think commissioner collins was the one who said a lot of things on websites are pdf, and that assumes that families at home actually have printers to print those out. [inaudible] >> we're trying to make sure of one, how our c.d.o.s have access to materials that they need. >> thank you, deputy superintendent board. but going along with working along the lines of c.d.o.s, this question is for you regarding something you mentioned earlier about a call with c.b.o.s. is that confirmed? is that happening today, because some people had some questions. is laura available? >> i'm here. >> thank you. >> yes, i'm going on a call at 2:00 with some c.b.o.s. >> so how can people that are willing to partner with us and willing to continue to build our relationships be on that call? >> i can inquire. i was just invited to join the call this morning when i was out. i'll follow up. >> i've gotten a lot of families that reached out that said that sfpd are stopping them from collecting and go

we're joined with the manager of community partners of common sense learning. thank you so much. school is out for so many kids. and parents dealing with restless and bored kids. what are your first tips for parents? >> hi there, thank you for having me. definitely. we know that parents are struggling to keep kids entertained as well as learning at home. so at common sense media, we want to make sure that all parent, caregivers and educators know about our free resources for them during this time. all they have to do is visit commonsensemedia.org. click on the tablet, coronavirus. and they'll get a ton of rchlgzs from us. and i wanted to share a couple of our learning apps that are free in english and spanish. one helps to learn science. an great one. i love this one because kids can watch the games and the videos on a tablet or on a cellphone. and then the app encourages them to try and create some crafts at home, using colorful items like rolls of paper, cutting them and creating their own rings. and seeing how the different levels -- rolling down of octs. so we love apps that

so one of the first initiatives we did at the va was to start outreach to community partners. eterans service organizations, community groups and churches and religious organizations. groups like the united way. got local governments and state governments. all to begin to work together to identify veterans at risk and finding them treatment. every va medical center has something called a suicide prevention coordinator. many of them have multiple. their job is to be out there looking for veterans at risk and identify ways to help them. that's one of the practices i think the va has that the private sector should have. but we need to do a lot more. the underlying reason why people take their lives is not because they wake up and say, i feel like doing this. they're suffering from something. could be depression. ptsd. it could be chronic pain or substance abuse. other reasons. with a look at ways of getting to those underlying reasons. finding more effective diagnosis and treatment.and really begin to make sure that we are proactively identifying how we can intervene and help. the

had to be a community partner more than 300 volunteers showed up for this year's women build including you ever see their own homes over the years adrianna who got hers last year was living with her parents before she got this opportunity it was a 10 by 10 room where it was my bet on one side and my boys from fence on the other side of was a small place for us to live. but now they have a room of their around the first time that they've ever had to remove >>habitat for humanity works with you homeowners to make sure their mortgage is no more than 30% of their income allowing people like adrianna to be able to take your family. now she's here to give back to come on cry >>i called her crying because i was so excited that i highly doubt it i honestly i didn't think i'd ever get a home for according to the habitat for humanity's website women are 35% more likely to live in poverty and all to pry 60% of the lowest paying jobs in the nation. >>you know they come in with very little knowledge of and eventually by the end of the process after a year. they're they're experts and they're really

had to be a community partner more than 300 volunteers showed up for this year's women build including a few ever see their own homes over the years adrianna got hers last year was living with her parents before she got this opportunity it was a 10 by 10 room where it was my bet on one side and my boys bunk beds on the other side and it was a small place for us to live. but now they have a room of their around the first time that they've ever had to remove habitat for humanity works with you homeowners to make sure their mortgage is no more than 30% of their income allowing people like adrianna to be able to take your family now she's here to give back to come on cry i called her crying because i was so excited that i highly doubt it in i honestly i didn't think i'd ever get a home for according to the habitat for humanity's website women are 35% more likely to live in poverty and altered by 60% of the lowest paying jobs in the nation. and with very little knowledge of and eventually by the end of. >>the process after year. they're they're experts and they're really excited to us to th

we're work with community partners across the city to figure out new distribution channels.at some people are not coming out. but we expect, fully expect they can come out to get the food they need and return back home safely so we're looking at all ways we can get through this and be as supportive as possible. >> thank you so much for being with us and, of course, if you can, i know that there are people who are going out and buying a lot of supplies for their families, but think of those who cannot get out, cannot afford to buy food and donate to your local food bank. we need to rely on one another at times like this. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> as the sports world shuts down amid this pandemic athletes are teaming up. find out how they are trying to make a difference and how you can help. restaurants have always been there for you. a place to celebrate, to take a first date, to grab a meal between soccer practice and piano. and even though tables are empty at the moment... ...the kitchens are full, prepping everything so it's just right. keeping customers safe. a

so we are committed to community engagement and we'll be active with community partners in the tenderloin. we recognize that the community wanted to be involved before the announcement of this proposal in february, and we apologize for not gathering their input sooner. we're committed to repairing those communities and rebuilding them in the future. what we found is most people approve of the service and see the need for it. so we're hoping to work with other issues that people are raising about the location. so i'm going to turn this over to my colleague kathleen silk to talk about health 360 and how they see the program. >> good afternoon, commissioners. thank you for having me again this afternoon. my name is kathleen silk. i'm a licensed marriage and family therapist. i specialize in substance use disorder and trauma treatment. i'm also currently the managing director of behavioral health services at health right 360 in san francisco, overseeing 200 staff over a dozen behavioral health programs in san francisco, which include outpatient recovery services, detoxification, as well as tr

partners in our governing. one that invests in our communities and our lives.ator sanders is the only candidate who's offering that vision to our communities. so it's up to folks like me and our members across the cpbd action network to communicate to our aunts and cousins and grandmas about the message of this campaign and what's possible. the senator is asking us to believe that another world is possible. a world where we all have health care. a world where your zip code does not determine how strong or good your school is. a world where -- so this is what we're asking folks to believe in. and i believe that that message will work. >> jennifer epps addison, thank you so much. >>> we are minutes away from markets closing for the day and stocks have plunged yet again. we're live at the new york stock exchange to break down the two big factors behind their decline. you're watching msnbc. factors br decline. you're watching msnbc. proof i can fight moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. proof of less join

but, here, again, i've gone to our community partners, our state partners. have got one of our larger operators has donated in excess of half a million masks. some of our restaurants, we put a call out for smaller restaurants, construction companies, nail salons, they're all donating masks and gloves and gowns. like i said, the president made it clear that we should go and try to find as much as we possibly can on our own. we have done that but you can't find test kits very easily. those, you got to go on to the open market and buy them. we have purchased some but they're costly. i'm a small state. i can't compete with a new york or california or even a michigan when it comes to purchasing power. i mean, three weeks ago, don, i had two positives. two. i have 535 today and ten dead. so we're in a tough situation but we're making do with what little we have. and we're -- the community's been great. they stepped up. i've got nail salon operators that are dropping off half a dozen masks that just care about our community. >> you said you have 535 now and you had

we are going to be getting the word out including contacting our community partners and online announcements through twitter and our website. but it's happening pretty quickly now. it's been delayed two or three times during the construction and the update of the new space. so that's my update so far? i also wanted to say the 18th we participated in the tar very --l community meeting. we also participated in the black history month celebration which had delicious food. here in the audience is senior investigator steve if any issues come up and someone wants to talk to my investigator. one of our new attorneys is here and my assistant mary ann mccormick is here. so that's it. that's my update. >> thank you. i see no questions from commissioners. >> really quick. thanks for that, paul. as you know, i'm the liaison for the d.p.a., we didn't get an opportunity to speak today. i want to apologize for that. i want to see what your thoughts are around our uptick. we had 102 cases versus 83 from last year. what do you attest that to? do you think it's human capital? technology? process? >> i think i

we drafted this legislation with our community partners and constituents and mind because they want to feel protected by the community police officers that patrol their neighborhoods. we worked with commissioners petra dejesus, elias, hamasaki, and brookter. we're looking forward to working with the entire police commission, chief scott, and you to get this legislation right and accomplish its most important goal, which is to serve and protect our residents. i also want to note that supervisor mar has signed on as a cosponsor, as well. i rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor haney. supervisor walton, did you want to make a comment? >> supervisor walton: just wanted to make a comment on that, if that's okay. >> president yee: go ahead. >> supervisor walton: part of the plan as a part of community policing was increased foot beats. our legislation supports this need and it's in alignment with sfpds mission to maintain and build trust with community. we believe that this is the first step in repairing relationships and building trust with community. we know that we have some stra

they're working with community partners and will announce any further details at some point. >>> the cannes film festival has been postponed because of the virus. it was originally slated to begin may 12th. organizers are now looking at june or maybe even july dates. >>> 49ers officials and local leaders gather outside levi's stadium this morning where niners president al guido announced that the team is committing $500,000 to support both their own workforce and the most vulnerable. 49ers players will also play a role in a social media campaign. in addition, comcast is donating $50,000 and providing underserved areas with free wifi. >>> sean payton has tested positive for the coronavirus. he is the first person in the informal to go public with such a diagnosis. payton told our sister network espn that he came forward to motive people to educate themselves about how to fight the pandemic and to try to take this thing seriously. the 56-year-old took the test after starting to fill ill on sunday. he doesn't have a fever or a cough, and he is now in self-quarantine. >>> now for your da

one of the first initiatives that we did at the va was to start outreach to community partners and veteran service organizations led by the va and others, community groups and churches and religious organizations about groups like the united way and others out there with local governments and state governments and all to begin to start working together to identify veterans at risk and finding them treatment. every va medical center has something called a suicide prevention coordinator and many of them have multiple suicide prevention coordinators and their job is to be out there looking for veterans at risk and identifying ways to help them. that is one of the practices that i think the va has that the private sector should have suicide prevention coordinators because this is an american public health issue not just in veterans. but, we need to do a lot more and the underlying reason why people take their lives is not because they wake up one day and say hey, i feel like doing this. they are suffering from something and could be depression and it could be ptsd or chronic pain or substance

we drafted this legislation with our community partners and constituents and mind because they want to feel protected by the community police officers that patrol their neighborhoods. we worked with commissioners petra dejesus, elias, hamasaki, and brookter. we're looking forward to working with the entire police commission, chief scott, and you to get this legislation right and accomplish its most important goal, which is to serve and protect our residents. i also want to note that supervisor mar has signed on as a cosponsor, as well. i rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor haney. supervisor walton, did you want to make a comment? >> supervisor walton: just wanted to make a comment on that, if that's okay. >> president yee: go ahead. >> supervisor walton: part of the plan as a part of community policing was increased foot beats. our legislation supports this need and it's in alignment with sfpds mission to maintain and build trust with community. we believe that this is the first step in repairing relationships and building trust with community. we know that we have some stra

a new cost-cutting and the epa will continue coordinating with federal state and tribal and community partners to protect the most vulnerable among us. for the first time in nearly 20 years epa has new tighter standards for lead dust in homes and childcare facilities across the country and for the first time in nearly three decades epa proposed a provision to lead and copper rule to ensure water systems have plans in place to rapidly respond to elevated levels of lead in drinking water in the most impacted areas in the country the budget request includes additional resources throughout epa to continue implementing the action plan to address chemicals of concern last month epa proposed regulatory determinations for drinking water and propose to close the loophole for those that have certain chemicals that are imported into our country. these with previous epa actions are key milestones of the extended efforts to implement the action plan the aging water infrastructure budget request includes 2 million continuing to have the state revolving funds for every dollar contributed to date millions hav