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Edolphus Towns: “When I walk the streets in my district and I listen to the people that are losing their homes, and then you look at…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2011
When I walk the streets in my district and I listen to the people that are losing their homes, and then you look at these salaries, one would say, wait a minute, why don't we take these salaries and save a whole block.
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Edolphus Towns

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Towns highlights the disparity between executive salaries and the struggles of families losing homes.

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