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Jake Auchincloss: “It takes us 15 years to build anything in this country.”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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Jeffrey Goldberg, Meghna Chakrabarti, and Rep. Jake Auchincloss in Boston on America at 250

Published | Video Starts at 46:34

… cheaper or to make it easier to build trains is you don't need to subsidize more things. On the demand side, you have to make it easier to build stuff. It takes us 15 years to build anything in this country. Try getting an accessory dwelling unit in your backyard right now, okay? And come back in six years and tell me how it's Going with the permitting. (46:34–46:37)

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Asserts that it takes 15 years to complete construction projects in the U.S.

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