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On the recordJune 19, 2019
The one thing that I noticed is, I think I saw some statistics that a majority of my residents in the 13th Congressional District, close to half of them are renters now.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Tlaib highlights the shift from home ownership to renting in her district.

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