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On the recordApril 10, 2013
These families are paying the price for the fact that Washington, DC, continues to lurch from crisis to crisis instead of compromising around a balanced deficit reduction plan.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray emphasizes the consequences of political gridlock on families needing housing.

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