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Ayanna Pressley: Housing is a human right. Housing is a critical determinant of health, of economic opportunity, of social mobility.

On the recordApril 1, 2019
Housing is a human right. Housing is a critical determinant of health, of economic opportunity, of social mobility.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley asserts that access to housing affects health and economic opportunities.

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