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Eric Swalwell: “In California right now we have over 400,000 regulations on…”

Featuring: Eric Swalwell, Democratic | U.S. House California, 14th Congressional District

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Sacramento Town Hall with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 08:11

But when we finally were able to own and not live with relatives or stretch every month to pay rent, for me as a child it provided stability for, for my parents. It gave them the first opportunity in their life to create wealth. In California right now we have over 400,000 regulations on the books. Many of them are good and for good reasons. But on housing we are a blue state held down by red tape. A blue state held down by red tape. (08:11–08:17)

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