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On the recordJuly 20, 2021
These are bougie buildings, and they are getting these big tax breaks that are not accessible to my residents.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib criticizes the inaccessibility of tax breaks from opportunity zones for her constituents.

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