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Ayanna Pressley: “Randolph also has one of the highest eviction rates in…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Ayanna Pressley Champions Bills to Strengthen Eviction Protections, Help Families Achieve Stability

Published | Video Starts at 01:47

Randolph, a town in my district, has a disproportionately high number of renters who are on average paying 26, $600 a month in rent. Randolph also has one of the highest eviction rates in Massachusetts, more than double the statewide average. For many, homelessness is an abstract concept. They see the unhoused on television or pass by them in their car and would rather ignore it. (01:47–01:55)

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Asserts that Randolph's eviction rate is more than double the Massachusetts average.

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