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Jon Tester: “We've had a lot of folks move into this state, a lot of…”

Featuring: Jon Tester, Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Montana

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Sheehy & Tester: Senatorial Race 2024

Published | Video Starts at 27:27

There's a lot of things we can do at the federal level, and I've won over some of them already in this debate, and we need to do it. But we also need to be realistic about what's caused this problem. We've had a lot of folks move into this state, a lot of folks with thick wallets, a lot of folks that drive up the cost of housing. And quite frankly, it's resulted in on affordability and housing. And I would just tell you on the housing front, Tim Xi is not the solution. He's part of the problem. (27:27–27:34)

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Asserts that an influx of wealthy individuals has driven up housing costs in Montana.

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