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David Schweikert: “When you add several million people with a limited housing…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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The data is showing that what the president did on the border has made poor people poorer. And then we're working on a paper right now to also show that When you add several million people with a limited housing stock, particularly the least expensive types of housing, much of the reason that inflation, that pricing went up. Border policy. You want to understand why you can't afford an apartment and you're working your heart out. Border policy. And it's economics. It's just mathematics. (28:22–28:33)

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Asserts that increased population with limited housing stock has contributed to inflation.

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