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Maxine Waters: “It takes Nydia's leadership to take a bill that has been on the books since 1968, dust it off, put it back to work, and…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2009
It takes Nydia's leadership to take a bill that has been on the books since 1968, dust it off, put it back to work, and turn it onto a mandate.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Maxine Waters praises Nydia Velazquez's leadership in revitalizing an old bill for public housing.

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