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Bob Menendez: 40 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, a good part of our country remains highly segregated.

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
40 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, a good part of our country remains highly segregated.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez highlights ongoing segregation and Fair Housing violations in the U.S.

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