Emhoff Announces $39M to Replace Lead Pipes in Salt Lake City, Perez Tours Job Training Program Funded by COVID Relief
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U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Salt Lake City to announce $39 million in federal loans to help replace lead pipes in the city's water system.
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The funding will help identify and remove lead pipes over the next 5 years, focusing on disadvantaged communities.
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White House senior adviser Tom Perez toured a sheet metal training center in Salt Lake County funded by $2.8 million in COVID relief money.
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The funding helps train aspiring tradespeople like single mothers and those reentering the workforce.
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Perez praised the county's pre-apprenticeship program as an investment in "human capital" that provides pathways to the middle class.