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On the recordMarch 21, 2018
You were born and lived in poverty. I lived in a single-parent household and understand the fragile nature of housing for those folks who are living close to the edge and frankly sometimes under the edge.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott relates his personal experience with poverty to housing issues.

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