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Pete Buttigieg: “If the federal government wants to track the whereabouts of…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Community Conversation between Mayor Randall Woodfin and Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Published | Video Starts at 45:26

They got to figure out who owns that. Right. Real, real problem. But you know, again, if. If we can track the whereabouts of every. If the federal government wants to track the whereabouts of every immigrant in this country, surely it can help you track the absentee landlords who are responsible for blight in your city. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, that's clearly a direct drop the mic moment. And I work with this council every day. It is literally one of our top issues. (45:26–45:38)

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Asserts that the federal government can track absentee landlords as it does immigrants.

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