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To say I'm pissed off is an understatement. I spent most of the day yesterday listening to military families in Norfolk and at Fort Lee who are living in outrageous conditions due to private housing contractors like @lincolnmilitary who are frankly not doing their jobs. 
I heard about mold, so much mold. I heard about asbestos, fires, crab infestations, and worse. Seriously.
The way these military families are being treated is just not right, and I'm going to keep fighting until we solve the problem — and not just for a little bit.
The thing is, we went through this in 2011 and forced contractors to make changes, but they didn't follow through. At this point, I'm convinced that the whole system is broken.
I've got legislation that will create new accountability measures for contractors and give military families additional tools to fight for fair treatment. But we also need a culture change both at the contractor level and the military leadership level.
I'm going to keep meeting with these families, keep holding military and contractor leadership accountable, and keep showing up at Virginia's military installations until this is fixed. This is a disgrace.
