Ron Wyden said "I still don't understand how an economically depressed community with few resources is going to be able to compete with commercial developers." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 16, 2009

I still don't understand how an economically depressed community with few resources is going to be able to compete with commercial developers.

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Wyden questions the ability of a struggling community to compete economically.

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