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Congress eyes overhaul of public housing: Vouchers are the key.(Friday Home Guide)
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It could end the nation's public housing system as we know it.
A House bill that would repeal much of the U.S. housing policy for the poor, shifting power from the federal government to localities, is expected to garner lawmakers' attention next month when it hits the floor of both chambers of Congress.
A conference committee is attempting to iron out differences between the House bill and a less-sweeping Senate version. Capitol Hill insiders say lawmakers could vote on what comes out of the committee by early September.
The Senate bill passed in January. Under ...
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