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On the recordMarch 9, 2021
Despite the passage of the Fair Housing Act over a century ago, the National Fair Housing Alliance estimates that 4 million people in the U.S. still experience discrimination in housing each year.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights ongoing housing discrimination despite existing laws.

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