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Rick Lazio: my problem, which I think is a philosophical divide, is whether we start to retreat back from allowing flexibility and…

On the recordMay 8, 1996
my problem, which I think is a philosophical divide, is whether we start to retreat back from allowing flexibility and fungibility for the housing authorities, giving them more rules, imposing on them a set quota. I do not care if a community decides that they have all residents, but that should be the local community's decision and not Washington's.
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Rick Lazio
New York

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Discussing the balance of local control versus federal regulations for housing authorities.

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