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Featuring: Jason Rojas, Democratic | Connecticut House of Representatives, 9th Assembly District

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CT House Majority Leader Jason Rojas: Dealing with Economic & Racial Segregation

Published | Video Starts at 05:08

And, you know, it's part of recruitment and retention and economic vitality. You know, we hear from our business leaders all the time. It's hard for [business leaders] to recruit talent here [in Connecticut] because of the cost of housing, generally, the cost of living. And when we talk about the cost of living, I think most people think about taxes, which is fair, but I think we take for granted because it's an absolute necessity that the cost of housing actually contributes to the cost of living. (05:08–05:16)

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Asserts that high housing and living costs in Connecticut make it difficult to recruit and retain talent.

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