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On the recordJune 10, 2013
We hear the numbers and statistics. We are shocked by the statistics, but, until you see a face and you recognize that each one of those numbers is a person whose life has been changed forever, it is hard to really visualize the extent of the problem.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the importance of personal stories behind statistics on homelessness.

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