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Jim McDermott: “There is one in Seattle named the McDermott Place which has 54 homeless veterans living in it, so I know about how it is…”

On the recordApril 24, 2013
There is one in Seattle named the McDermott Place which has 54 homeless veterans living in it, so I know about how it is done.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott references a specific housing project for veterans in Seattle.

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