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Bruce F. Vento: “I think most of us could concede that income mix, H.R. 2's policy is going to be successful in terms of the working…”

On the recordMay 6, 1997
I think most of us could concede that income mix, H.R. 2's policy is going to be successful in terms of the working poor. The question is, at what price? At what cost? What happens? Do we have 16 million families in 4 million units? That is the problem. The question is, who are we going to give priority to? My colleague is suggesting giving it to those who have upper income in this particular category, and the fact is that gentleman from Massachusetts' policy would be successful. We can concede that. But the fact is, how do we do it? How do we make that particular transition? I submit that is very important.
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Bruce F. Vento
Minnesota
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Discussing the implications of H.R. 2's policy on the working poor and income distribution.

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