George Criticizes D.C. Council's Move on Rent Control

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George Criticizes D.C. Council's Move on Rent Control

Janeese Lewis George, the Ward 4 Democratic nominee for the D.C. Council, counted among a bevy of voices who decried the legislative body's recent vote to extend the District's currently existing rent control laws without expanding and strengthening them, and closing loopholes.

Source: The Washington Informer

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