What I am suggesting is that public housing authorities ought to be in power to set place-based rents or to say that a particular unit should rent for $15, or $25 a month so that if somebody goes to work, begins to earn more money, they do not have this disincentive.
Discussing public housing rent policies during a floor speech.
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