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Nydia Velázquez: “Providing a universal voucher program would lift 9 million people out of poverty, reduce child poverty by 36 percent…”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
Providing a universal voucher program would lift 9 million people out of poverty, reduce child poverty by 36 percent overall.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the benefits of a universal Housing Choice Voucher Program.

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