Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner a letter on Monday, demanding that he halt plans to cut staff at the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Source: Inman News
Waters, Warren sound alarm on HUD cost-cutting plan
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