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Peter DeFazio: “No, it was extortionate. I could have moved into class A, brand new office space in Eugene and hired private security…”

On the recordApril 16, 2013
No, it was extortionate. I could have moved into class A, brand new office space in Eugene and hired private security, and it would have been less than the rent you wanted to charge me.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes high rent costs for court space compared to private options.

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