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Gavin Newsom: “The cost of rebuilding have already been impacted by these…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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California's Legal Challenge Against Trump's Tariffs: Press Conference with Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom

Published | Video Starts at 41:03

And one last point. 75% of the lumber that the United States imports comes from Canada. I'll repeat that. 75% of the lumber that we import comes from Canada. The cost of rebuilding have already been impacted by these tariffs in Southern California. The cost of housing has gone up. The cost of the recovery has gone up. (41:03–41:12)

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Asserts that tariffs have increased rebuilding costs in Southern California.

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