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Maxine Waters: “The investments put forward by this committee are a matter of life and death for American families across the nation.”

On the recordApril 19, 2022
The investments put forward by this committee are a matter of life and death for American families across the nation.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters stresses the critical importance of housing investments.

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