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Catherine Cortez Masto: “Housing is not moving as quickly as it could because there's…”

Featuring: Catherine Cortez Masto, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Nevada

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Published | Video Starts at 07:45

So we're seeing a downturn in tourism across the country, including in Nevada. I'm now hearing, because I follow what's happening in my state. Housing is not moving as quickly as it could because there's no federal workers to do the permitting that we need. That's crazy to me. My small businesses and businesses who rely on SBA loans are not getting those loans because there's no federal workers at the SBA to do those loans. (07:45–07:52)

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Asserts that housing development is slowed due to a lack of federal workers for permitting.

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