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On the recordAugust 2, 2001
The legislation is clear on its face that it is a permanent law and a permanent prohibition on funding these State-developed low-income housing units as public housing. In addition, to fund State-developed units as public housing, there must be an affirmative change in law, a change I cannot support. Frankly, it is not fair to other States to have their funding cut to pay for State-developed and supported housing in New York and Massachusetts.
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the implications of legislation on funding for low-income housing.

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