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of our nation's lead water pipes. you know, there's 400,000 -- i won't get into the numbers. i get a little carried away. but it is really dangerous that every single american child at home or in school will soon be able to turn on that faucet and their moms and dads know that the water they're drinking is clean and safe. i'll give you an example why that matters. just look at the city of milwaukee. milwaukee has more than 160,000 water service lines. more than 70,000 of them, nearly half, have lead service lines. by the way it is not picking on wisconsin, gov, every state is like this. but just to know what you will be doing for the state of wisconsin here. you know, we know the exposure to lead in drinking water can trigger a number of serious problems. even low levels of lead could cause behavioral learning