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On the recordJune 6, 2017
The Trump budget would cut affordable housing to some 250,000 families at a time when millions of working people are spending 40, 50, or 60 percent of their limited incomes trying to put a roof over their heads.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders criticizes the Trump budget's impact on affordable housing for families.

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