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Jack Reed: “These are families who are working and they make too much, in most cases, to qualify for public housing, you know, but…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2013
These are families who are working and they make too much, in most cases, to qualify for public housing, you know, but they do not make enough to get to be able to afford decent rental housing.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the challenges faced by working families in affording housing.

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