The only governmental entity with the resources to deal with the structural problems of poverty in the cities is the federal government. The federal government has failed and refused over the last few years to invest in housing, to invest in the urban core in our cities.
Villaraigosa criticizes the federal government's lack of investment in urban housing and poverty issues.
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