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Edward Markey: “The President names someone who is responsible for housing…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 00:45

It is going on and on and on. We're seeing skyrocketing costs all across our country. Gas prices are up, food prices are up, housing costs are up. And now The President names someone who is responsible for housing, for mortgages, and puts them in charge of our national security. security. You might as well be putting a mortgage on our national security because this guy is completely unqualified. It is a reckless appointment that is going to ultimately endanger the security of every single American family. (00:45–00:54)

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Asserts that Trump appointed someone responsible for housing and mortgages to a national security position.

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