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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The President's tariffs and trade wars are making housing…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Kirsten Gillibrand and Chairwoman Hyde Smith Discuss Housing Affordability and HUD Budget Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 00:39

I think we can all agree on that goal, but I worry that the administration's actions are making things worse. In fact, The President's tariffs and trade wars are making housing less affordable. Just an example for my state in New York, when you have a tariff on Canada, we get most of our wood for building new houses from Canada. (00:39–00:44)

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Asserts that tariffs and trade wars under President Trump are increasing housing costs.

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