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Luis Gutiérrez: “Given inflation and given the higher cost and the higher demand, and the fact that 140,000 people go unserved, that you…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
Given inflation and given the higher cost and the higher demand, and the fact that 140,000 people go unserved, that you would reduce that part of the budget.
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Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Gutierrez questions the reduction in funding despite high demand for housing services.

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