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Dick Durbin: “It appears that you've been asked to divest yourself of some…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Urges GSA Administrator To Address Critical Repairs Needed At Federal Courthouses In Chicago

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I think the chairman suggested maybe I'm wrong in recounting 80% of existing buildings. Is that true? That's. That's not my number, no. What is your number? 80. 80%. I. I'm not familiar with that number. Well, It appears that you've been asked to divest yourself of some federal real estate, which we consider to be incapable of being renovated or occupied. Correct? Correct. So we have an agency that is shrinking in terms of payroll, shrinking in terms of assets, and you still have a list a to do list of … (00:27–00:38)

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Asserts that the agency is asked to divest federal real estate deemed unfit for renovation or occupation.

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