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On the recordJune 8, 2021
The cost of homelessness is far greater than the cost of providing shelter for people in a place that I would call home.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Garcia highlights the financial benefits of providing shelter over homelessness.

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