Michael Blake: “Do you believe that your housing expenses have gone down? Do…”

“Richard Torres was on the housing committee in the city Council. He has now been in Congress approaching five years, going on to a sixth year. Do you believe that your housing expenses have gone down? Do you believe your housing quality hasn't gone up? If you recognize that, you clearly can say, no, it has not, and yes, my costs have gone up. Richie Torres had a chance to fix it and he did it. If you're sitting here right now and you're wondering, how do I pay my bills?” (13:32–13:45)

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