I feel like time is passing; that is, efforts that should have been concluded and put in place very quickly 2 to 3 years ago, we still have a window now, and we should get it done.
Jeff Merkley: “I feel like time is passing; that is, efforts that should have been concluded and put in place very quickly 2 to 3 years…”
On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
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Merkley stresses urgency in addressing delayed housing efforts.
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