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Elizabeth Warren: “President Trump's tariff war is making the [housing…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Senator Warren's Inquiry on Economic Impact of Trump's Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 02:42

We currently have a housing shortage of about 5 million homes. This has raised housing costs and pushed homeownership out of reach for way too many families. President Trump's tariff war is making the [housing shortage] problem even worse. For example, about 7% of goods that go into building a new home in The United States are imported with China being the largest supplier of building materials by far. (02:42–02:46)

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Asserts that President Trump's tariffs exacerbate the housing shortage.

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