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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “They are not allowed to fix [a giant hole in the ceiling…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 24:22

Critically important right now, they go into the house to do that work and they can look up and see a giant hole in the ceiling where snow is coming in and They are not allowed to fix [a giant hole in the ceiling where snow is coming in]. That is a federal government problem. So when I talk about common sense, this is the kind of stuff we're talking about. Just pulling out these nonsense barriers that people with good intentions put in. (24:22–24:27)

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Asserts that federal regulations prevent fixing certain housing issues like holes in ceilings.

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