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Elissa Slotkin: “The price of materials, lumber have gone through the roof.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin Talks Jobs and the Economy at Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Event

Published | Video Starts at 13:26

A lot of people want that new place. They don't want the to the fixer upper. Add to that if there's any home builders in the audience, The price of materials, lumber have gone through the roof. Okay, so you talk to our housing developers. And they're like, Alyssa, I'd love, you know, they want to make money. But single family, middle class homes don't, don't raise me. (13:26–13:30)

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Asserts that the price of building materials, like lumber, has significantly increased.

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