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Ruben Gallego: “Most of the lumber we get to build some of our housing comes…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 08:36

And just like everywhere else, but then all the inputs again to housing are starting to just add up. Right. If you just look at two areas right now. Number one, tariffs. Number two, immigration. Most of the lumber we get to build some of our housing comes from Canada. 15% import tax right there. Who do you think that gets passed off on? Right, the workers. Right. Whether we like it or not, there is a lot of undocumented men and women that work in construction. (08:36–08:41)

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Asserts that a 15% import tax is applied to lumber from Canada used in housing.

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