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John Duarte: “One of the reasons they don't build more housing in the Bay…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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13th Congressional District Candidates Debate

Published | Video Starts at 1:06:20

You can't even build housing unless you can prove water availability. So we don't have, you know, if we talk about food shortage in water, we have to talk about housing shortages in water. Also, One of the reasons they don't build more housing in the Bay area is they don't have the water to build it with. They can't show the 50 year supply. So of course, we, we agree on water. (1:06:20–1:06:25)

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Claims that a lack of water supply is a reason for limited housing development in the Bay Area.

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