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Ben Wikler: “Decisions about how much housing to build, those are local…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 15:57

The cost of housing is so tough in so many different places. And it's, you know, how that manifests is different in different places. But the Decisions about how much housing to build, those are local government decisions. These are things that are made by city councils across the country. And so if we want to build more housing and make it more possible for people to start … (15:57–16:02)

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Asserts that local governments decide on housing construction levels.

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