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Article: Hearing precedes legislation on health hazards of mold.(Brief Article)
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- July 22, 2002
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WASHINGTON-Congress needs to learn the true health hazards presented by mold in buildings before it takes legislative action on the issue, according to a key lawmaker.
One of the major problems facing legislators ``is the lack of scientific evidence as to the direct correlation between mold damage and adverse health effects,'' said Rep. Sue Kelly, R-N.Y., as she opened a joint hearing last week concerning the hazards presented by mold. The hearing took place before the House Financial Services Committee's subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations, which Rep. Kelly chairs, and Housing and Community Opportunity, which Rep. Marge Roukema, R-N.J., chairs.