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More likely to not have access to clean -- i mean to indoor plumbing, tiffany. >> wow. >> in this day and age. >> that is so hard to imagine. kim, i'll tell you, it is not just the drinking supply of water that's drying up. it is also these lead pipes. this is a big deal. the biden administration is trying to replace all the lead pipes. something interesting is the racial disparity in this. it is stark. the cities in michigan, ben harbor, on the heels of glint. -- flint. 84% of the people are black. on the other side of the bridge that connects these cities, it is the inverse. population is 83...

The dangerous effects of lead pipes have been well documented, particularly in children and babies.

The measure would include $55 billion to replace lead pipes and improve water infrastructure.

Saying don't penalize billionaires because they did well, but everyone should pay this 15% patriot's tax. chances for that? >> i'm more open to that. that's a step in the right direction. i think that might be something that could get a lot of attention as we discuss this going forward. >> i do want to -- really quickly, i'm going to get in trouble for this. this $30 billion in to replace lead pipes. i know that's near and dear to you. what's left in the current package? >> in the bipartisan infrastructure bill, we have significant investment in lead pipes, but not enough. we're still working ...

Any community. >> reporter: but benton harbor isn't alone. the natural resources defense council and environmental group estimates some 22 million americans, most in the midwest and northeast, may be getting their drinking water, at least in part, from lead pipes. >> they are concentrated in these older communities which also are disproportionately where we have more vulnerable populations, people who are poor, and predominantly people of color. >> reporter: michigan's democratic governor signed an executive directive to expedite the replacement of lead pipes here asking for more money from th...