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Elissa Slotkin: “We are short 4 million units of housing across the country.”

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

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NABTU Legislative Conference 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin Remarks

Published | Video Starts at 15:33

But I like the boldness. I like that feeling of like we're going to do something different and not just kind of bite at the margins. On housing. We are short 4 million units of housing across the country. You want to know why? It's expensive to buy a house. We have a basic supply and demand problem in the United States of America and declare that an emergency cut regulation until we build $4 million. (15:33–15:37)

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