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On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
Because, again, I think, when you lock down your economy, when you spend like crazy, when we have the highest inflation in 40 years, when you pay people not to work, when you tell them they can't be evicted, you shouldn't be surprised when they quit paying rent.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan links economic lockdowns and spending to rising inflation and rent issues.

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