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Beth Van Duyne: “I guess I technically, according to Hud's definition, I…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

Beth Van Duyne - This is Who I Am.

Published August 2, 2022 | Video Starts at 01:34

You don't like it, you can leave. And so finally one day I'm like, okay, fine. I didn't have a job, so I couch surfed. I mean, I guess I technically, according to Hud's definition, I would have been considered homeless, right? Because I couch surfed for months. And then I finally, I got two jobs. I worked at a frozen yogurt place and I worked as a file clerk in a law firm. (01:34–01:42)

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Asserts that according to HUD's definition, couch surfing qualifies as homelessness.

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