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Lloyd Doggett: “If the goal of the opportunity zone was to encourage investment in order to provide benefits for the lowest income…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2019
If the goal of the opportunity zone was to encourage investment in order to provide benefits for the lowest income categories, I think it is difficult to evaluate yet.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett questions the effectiveness of opportunity zones for low-income communities.

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