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Barney Frank: “I wanted to ask, because these are laudable goals to help them get out, I assume that means a job, what are the housing…”

On the recordMay 6, 1997
I wanted to ask, because these are laudable goals to help them get out, I assume that means a job, what are the housing authorities going to do? How are the housing authorities going to do job training? Then we are talking about a lot more. What is it that the housing authorities are going to do through this piece of paper?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the role of housing authorities in job training during a discussion on housing policy.

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