Delivering clean drinking water to every American and eliminating the nation’s lead service lines and pipes;
Deliver clean drinking water to every American and eliminate the nation's lead service lines and pipes.
Occurrences
Evidence
Robin Kelly’s issue page states that one of her environmental priorities is 'delivering clean drinking water to every American and eliminating the nation’s lead service lines and pipes.' The page also says she supports clean-water infrastructure investments and frames the work as ongoing.
Kelly joined EPA and Illinois officials to highlight federal and state funding for Hazel Crest to identify and replace lead service lines, which the release says helps prevent exposure to lead in drinking water.
Assessments
The promised nationwide outcome has not been completed: EPA materials still describe ongoing inventories, replacement planning, and billions in funding for remaining lead service line replacement needs, including FY2026 allotments. Kelly can receive credit for materially supporting and highlighting federal clean-water and lead-line replacement funding, including local Hazel Crest work during her current House service, but the evidence shows community-scale progress and broader federal implementation rather than elimination of all U.S. lead service lines or clean drinking water delivered to every American. Because she advanced the goal but did not deliver the full national result, this is partial fulfillment in the same term.