Keith Ellison: “We spend more than $270 billion a year on housing. We spend a lot of…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2015

We spend more than $270 billion a year on housing. We spend a lot of money on housing, just not too much of it goes to poor folks.

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Minnesota

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Ellison criticizes the allocation of housing funds favoring wealthier individuals.

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