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Tim Scott: “To think 43 years later we're struggling with that same…”

Featuring: Tim Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, South Carolina

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Chairman Scott Joins HUD Secretary Turner to Discuss Housing Priorities, ROAD to Housing Act

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

… mother in 1982, I shouldn't say that because you can just do the math and figure out her age in 1982, became a first time homeowner at 38 years old. To think 43 years later we're struggling with that same issue again. Tells me that innovative solutions, creative opportunities, putting more pressure on local jurisdictions to increase capacity by changing zoning, these are all core components that are necessary to make sure that the average American believes that the American dream comes to their zip code code. (03:33–03:43)

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Asserts that the issue of first-time homeownership age has persisted for 43 years.

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