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Maxine Waters: “According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 11 million rental households in the United States pay over 50…”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 11 million rental households in the United States pay over 50 percent of their income on rent.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters highlights the affordable housing crisis affecting millions of rental households.

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