Rents are high. A new bill in Congress aims to change that.
New legislation in Congress aims to tackle a financial burden weighing on millions of households -- rent that is too damn high, as one NYC activist famously claimed.
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) join Meet the Press NOW to discuss their bipartisan bill on proxy voting for members of Congress who are new parents and how their ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
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