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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “The cost of groceries, the cost of utilities, the cost of…”

Featuring: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 05:59

There aren't enough quality housing. And what is available is way too expensive. So when we think about not just housing, but the cost of everything, The cost of groceries, the cost of utilities, the cost of medicine and visiting the doctor, it's become really impossible. And so it was. I think one of the most important things that Congress has done, the most important thing that Congress has done in this term is passing the 21st century road to Housing Act. (05:59–06:07)

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Asserts that the cost of living, including groceries, utilities, and healthcare, has become unaffordable.

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