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On the recordJune 26, 2018
He has released an outrageous plan that will triple rents of the lowest income households and put 1.7 million Americans at risk of eviction and homelessness.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Criticizing Secretary Carson's housing proposals affecting low-income families.

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