Washington, Jan. 27 -- Representative Jimmy Panetta issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) were joined by Reps. James Moylan (R-GU) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tim Sheehy (R-MN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Richard Shelby (R-AL) in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral, Military Occupancy Living Defense (MOLD) Act. This bill would strengthen protections for over 700,000 servicemembers and their families across the country living in privatized military housing.
An estimated 700,000 servicemembers and their families are affected by hazardous conditions in military-provided housing, including prolonged mold exposure, which is associated w...