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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
an 850,000 person backlog that has increased 14 percent or more each year over the last 8 years might be an emergency, and it is okay to say that.
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José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York

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Serrano highlights the growing backlog as a potential emergency.

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