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Nydia Velázquez: “The drastic cuts that have been made to programs like HOME, CDBG, Section 202 Program, Project-Based Section 8, many of…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
The drastic cuts that have been made to programs like HOME, CDBG, Section 202 Program, Project-Based Section 8, many of which successfully combined Federal funding with private sector dollars have exacerbated the lack of affordable housing in this country?
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez criticizes cuts to housing programs affecting affordability.

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