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On the recordMarch 2, 2011
As you know, a lot of these housing issues are relatively new to me, and as I have been learning about the various programs, I have wondered why we still have public housing and whether or not we should be moving to a system where we give vouchers so that low-income individuals have more choices about where they live.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins questions the necessity of public housing versus a voucher system for low-income individuals.

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