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Steve Pearce: So what you have is a de facto war on the poor, and I just wonder if anybody up there is thinking about it.

On the recordMay 20, 2013
So what you have is a de facto war on the poor, and I just wonder if anybody up there is thinking about it.
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Pearce criticizes policies harming low-income individuals in New Mexico's housing market.

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