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Mike Lawler: “You have 50,000 vacant units in New York City right now, in…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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I'm rolling out a robust housing plan in the coming weeks to tackle this very important issue.

Published | Video Starts at 00:41

You look at immigration and the border, you look at energy policy, you look at, obviously taxes, spending regulations, but housing is critical. We're 6.5 million units underbuilt nationwide. You know, my state of New York has a real housing Crisis. You have 50,000 vacant units in New York City right now, in part because of the policies that have been put in place in New York. Rent control and the rent laws that were put in place in New York have created a nightmare because if you're a landlord or a property owner and you're told … (00:41–00:55)

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