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Julian Bond: “I concur with the Chairman of the Housing Subcommittee that the five percent waiver is a national limit. This provision…”

On the recordJuly 7, 1998
I concur with the Chairman of the Housing Subcommittee that the five percent waiver is a national limit. This provision was included in mark-to-market to ensure that properties, especially those that serve elderly persons in rural areas, are not adversely affected by the debt refinancing and rent reduction process.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the implications of the five percent waiver in housing policy.

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