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On the recordJune 28, 2022
My bill would authorize $100 billion for a new grant program to provide assistance of up to 10 percent of the purchase price of a home to first-time, first-generation homebuyers.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters discusses her bill aimed at helping first-time homebuyers with down payments.

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