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Rick Lazio: I would say the gentleman's characterization of it being a voluntary work requirement, the bill calls it ``community…

On the recordMay 1, 1997
I would say the gentleman's characterization of it being a voluntary work requirement, the bill calls it ``community service,'' and that is, in fact, what it is. It applies to all people who receive the benefits of public housing under H.R. 2.
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Rick Lazio
New York

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Discussing the work requirement in public housing legislation.

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