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On the recordApril 29, 2019
First, I want to say thank you, Chairwoman Waters, for renewing this committee's sense of urgency around this issue and framing the conversation to reflect the real gravity of it.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Editor's note · Context

Pressley appreciates the urgency and framing of the housing crisis by Chairwoman Waters.

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