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Tom Cotton: I think is gross social engineering, trying to impose nationwide zoning standards on communities with very little, if…

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
I think is gross social engineering, trying to impose nationwide zoning standards on communities with very little, if any, evidence of discriminatory intent or even discriminatory impact.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing policy as social engineering.

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