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Maxine Waters: “Those drivers leave people with severe economic disparities and capacities within our housing market and our job market.”

On the recordAugust 13, 2019
Those drivers leave people with severe economic disparities and capacities within our housing market and our job market.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Pointing out the economic challenges faced by marginalized communities.

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