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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “What is available [housing] is way too expensive.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:52

And the ability to own their own home is becoming a dream that is farther and farther away. Part of the problem is that we just don't have the housing stock we need. There aren't enough quality housing. And What is available [housing] 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. (05:52–05:55)

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Asserts that the available housing is unaffordable for many people.

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