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December 17, 1987

Plight of the Homeless

The House Budget committee’s ad hoc task force on the homeless holds a hearing on the homeless issue and its relation to the budget. Homeles… read more

The House Budget committee’s ad hoc task force on the homeless holds a hearing on the homeless issue and its relation to the budget. Homeless individuals spoke to the community on the difficulty of their situation and the mayors of New York City and Boston testified on the difficulty of dealing with homelessness from an institutional perspective. Due to technical difficulties, part of this hearing was omitted from the video. close

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Deborah Brown Homeless person
Douglas Brown Homeless person

Elanor Covington Homeless person
Raymond Flynn Mayor Boston, MA
Robert Garcia U.S. Representative [D] New York
Benjamin Arthur Gilman U.S. Representative [R] New York
William Herbert Gray III U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
William Grinker Commissioner New York City Human Resources Administration
Amo Houghton U.S. Representative [R] New York
Joseph P. Kennedy II U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Bruce A. Morrison U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
Bruce F. Vento U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Chester G. Atkins U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Floyd H. Flake U.S. Representative [D] New York
Barney Frank U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Frank J. Guarini U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Edward Koch Mayor [D] New York
Shanise Reese Homeless person
Shirley H. Reese Homeless person
Chuck Schumer U.S. Representative [D] New York

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Program ID:: 712-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 17, 1987 | 10:11am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Dec 18, 1987 | 3:33am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Dec 17, 1987 | 10:11am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 17, 1987 | 11:03am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 18, 1987 | 3:33am EST | C-SPAN 1

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