You've alluded to some of the challenges with the construction side. The backlog is a huge thing. That's what I was hearing more than anything else when I first came into this role. But Reducing that [backlog] by 70% of folks waiting to get their benefits. And then the veteran homeless situation we face in all of our communities across the country. But permanently housing nearly 52,000 last year, that's the highest in seven years. (01:06–01:11)
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