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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The one big beautiful bill act actually does not touch…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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September Virtual Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 55:39

Please thoroughly answer this question. So, thank you. I want to make sure that I really dive into these Questions about Section 8 now at the very top, The one big beautiful bill act actually does not touch section 8 extensively. because that legislation affects what is known as mandatory spending as opposed to discretionary, something that is known as discretionary spending. And Section 8 is under that umbrella of funds that the OBBA is not considering. (55:39–55:47)

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Asserts that the "big beautiful bill act" does not significantly affect Section 8 housing.

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