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Nydia Velázquez: Under the President's request, New York City will lose approximately 15,000 Section 8 vouchers, and more than 200,000…

On the recordMay 16, 2018
Under the President's request, New York City will lose approximately 15,000 Section 8 vouchers, and more than 200,000 housing vouchers will be lost nationwide.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the impact of budget cuts on housing assistance.

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