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Emanuel Cleaver: If you are living in public housing or section 8, does it also mean that you are on welfare? And if so, which law will…

On the recordJuly 12, 2007
If you are living in public housing or section 8, does it also mean that you are on welfare? And if so, which law will HUD enforce, the TANF regulation or the amended section 8 regulation which you propose?
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Questioning the implications of housing assistance regulations during a discussion on welfare.

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