Spencer Cox: “The United States stopped building infrastructure due to…”

“Strong families, neighborhoods and communities were the foundation of this era of growth. Sadly, over the past couple of decades, a tragic gap has formed between American ideals and our actions. Negativity … The United States stopped building infrastructure due to over regulation, outdated permitting processes, and entrenched nimbyism. … we desperately need. We stopped building technology, seeding far too much of our manufacturing industry, critical minerals and energy production to our adversaries. And worst of all, we stopped building resilient people.” (06:26–06:36)

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