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Maxine Waters: “I think it is absolutely necessary for us to pay attention, to do everything that we can to make sure that we just…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
I think it is absolutely necessary for us to pay attention, to do everything that we can to make sure that we just simply aren't having evictions that are going to put people out on the street and increase homelessness.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters emphasizes the urgency of preventing evictions and homelessness as the moratorium ends.

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