Politics

The Congressman Fighting for More Arsenic in Drinking Water

Hard to Swallow

Mike Simpson believes it’s too expensive for small towns to filter the toxic chemical, which is found in greater abundance out West.

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The Daily Beast

Congressman Mike Simpson has been on a crusade to allow more arsenic in drinking water.

For more than a decade, the eight-term Idaho Republican has fought battle after battle to permit higher levels of the toxic chemical in small-town water supplies.

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