raymond lopez lives in chicago. he's an alderman there he's running to replay lori lightfoot. we hope he does. he joins us in the meantime. thanks so much for coming on. she can have any views she wants about the supreme court. who cares. what about the city she's supported to be running? why is she wasting her time on this? >> she's the embodiment of toxic politics. she practices it every day. not a word about gianno's brother, not a word about the 300 plus people that have been killed in a homicide or the thousands of people shot in the city of chicago. she prefers to gas light and deflect. we talked about it numerous times. that's why i'm running. we need a mayor that represents our city and will not diminish the office one inch further than what lori lightfoot has done up to this point. >> tucker: it's such a boutique elite view of the world. i can't afford food and my son was killed. what about climate change? i can't believe the people put up with it. >> the people are tired of it. they want someone that will tackle the problems in our back yard and gas lighting them on

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sophia lopez, a researcher with the action center are on race and equality. dr. raymond, she is an assistant professor. and finally, we have a senior fellow at the brookings institute. when this reminded that they -- their testimony will be limited to five minutes. you should be able to see a timer that will indicate how much time you have left. when you have encroached upon more than your five minutes, i will probably tap lightly. i would ask that you be mindful of the timer so that we can be respectful of witnesses and committee members time. without objection, your written statements will be made a part of the record. mr. baker, you are now recognized for five minutes to get an oral presentation of your testimony. >> good afternoon, chairman green, ranking member. my name is jim baker with the private equity stakeholder project. since the global financial projects of 2008, property -- private equity groups have purchased single-family homes. rents for rental homes have grown more than 13% in the past year. just over a decade ago, no single landlord owned more than 100