The Housing and Urban Development Department disputed Rep. Maxine Waters‘s (D-CA) claim that she was denied entry to its headquarters Monday.

HUD is fresh from laying off a swath of its employees. As a result, Waters led another protest against further cuts with advocates for affordable housing gathering outside the department’s building in Washington, D.C. Waters had planned to confront HUD Secretary Scott Turner about the matter.

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