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Spencer Cox: “We've got to get back to solving problems, getting…”

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You can't get a permit to build a house in some places in this country in 13 months. Right now, government is failing at all levels, and people are tired of government, and it makes us more polarized. We've got to get back to solving problems, getting permitting reform through Congress so that we can actually build again. And I hold Congress responsible for a lot of this. I just have to say Congress was supposed to be the most powerful branch. They're the ones that are supposed to make this happen. (18:13–18:19)

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