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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
If they're facing a situation where they are supposed to take a family who can pay very little rent, but then the U.S. Government is going to fail at the end of the year to complete their contracts, that is unacceptable, isn't it?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the government's reliability in fulfilling contracts affecting low-income families.

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