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Jeff Merkley: “Are you planning to fill in the shortfall in 2015? Or are we going to leave these owners across America just hanging out…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2015
Are you planning to fill in the shortfall in 2015? Or are we going to leave these owners across America just hanging out there suffering this loss?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley questions plans to address rental assistance shortfall affecting property owners.

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