Governor Josh Shapiro
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filling up their phone banks and just blasting them because when they start feeling enough pressure that they may not get reelected again, that's the power of the people that started way back when our country rebelled against a dictator and rebelled against a king. Donald Trump called himself a king when he shut down something called congestion pricing in New York. Called himself a king.
filling up their phone banks and just blasting them because when they start feeling enough pressure that they may not get reelected again, that's the power of the people that started way back when our country rebelled against a dictator and rebelled against a king. Donald Trump called himself a king when he shut down something called congestion pricing in New York. Called himself a king.
Said, long live the king. You can't make this up. He did that. But I said, we have not labored on our king for over 250 years and we're not about to stand for that now. So Jesse, you have the same sentiment as millions of us. We have to rally together, stand together, mobilize, organize, and get out there and vote next year to take back our country, at least the House and the Senate.
Said, long live the king. You can't make this up. He did that. But I said, we have not labored on our king for over 250 years and we're not about to stand for that now. So Jesse, you have the same sentiment as millions of us. We have to rally together, stand together, mobilize, organize, and get out there and vote next year to take back our country, at least the House and the Senate.
Said, long live the king. You can't make this up. He did that. But I said, we have not labored on our king for over 250 years and we're not about to stand for that now. So Jesse, you have the same sentiment as millions of us. We have to rally together, stand together, mobilize, organize, and get out there and vote next year to take back our country, at least the House and the Senate.
Well, first of all, April, I'm sorry for the challenges that you're going through. And when I listen to you, I think, as a state, we've made an enormous amount of progress toward addressing housing. In fact, as you may know, I put together a commission last year that came up with a bunch of really great ideas for us to follow through on, and we're doing that this year in the legislature.
Well, first of all, April, I'm sorry for the challenges that you're going through. And when I listen to you, I think, as a state, we've made an enormous amount of progress toward addressing housing. In fact, as you may know, I put together a commission last year that came up with a bunch of really great ideas for us to follow through on, and we're doing that this year in the legislature.
Well, first of all, April, I'm sorry for the challenges that you're going through. And when I listen to you, I think, as a state, we've made an enormous amount of progress toward addressing housing. In fact, as you may know, I put together a commission last year that came up with a bunch of really great ideas for us to follow through on, and we're doing that this year in the legislature.
We've put a lot of money toward our Department of Housing, and there's so much more that we can do. You heard Governor Healey talk about how the cost of building housing has gone up, and it really has. And of course, although under President Biden,
We've put a lot of money toward our Department of Housing, and there's so much more that we can do. You heard Governor Healey talk about how the cost of building housing has gone up, and it really has. And of course, although under President Biden,
We've put a lot of money toward our Department of Housing, and there's so much more that we can do. You heard Governor Healey talk about how the cost of building housing has gone up, and it really has. And of course, although under President Biden,
Inflation started coming down, which allowed the Fed to consider bringing down the cost of borrowing so that you could borrow money to take out a mortgage to build a house. But Trump came in. And he's reversed all that because of the damage that he's done to the economy and the increase in prices, the Fed is likely not to lower interest rates now.
Inflation started coming down, which allowed the Fed to consider bringing down the cost of borrowing so that you could borrow money to take out a mortgage to build a house. But Trump came in. And he's reversed all that because of the damage that he's done to the economy and the increase in prices, the Fed is likely not to lower interest rates now.
Inflation started coming down, which allowed the Fed to consider bringing down the cost of borrowing so that you could borrow money to take out a mortgage to build a house. But Trump came in. And he's reversed all that because of the damage that he's done to the economy and the increase in prices, the Fed is likely not to lower interest rates now.
So we have real problems when it comes to addressing this outside the state that are affecting the state. But in the state of Illinois, again, we're putting policies in place that are increasing housing. But I want to address the broader question that you were talking about, which is housing is a point of stability in somebody's life that allows, for example, people to survive and thrive.
So we have real problems when it comes to addressing this outside the state that are affecting the state. But in the state of Illinois, again, we're putting policies in place that are increasing housing. But I want to address the broader question that you were talking about, which is housing is a point of stability in somebody's life that allows, for example, people to survive and thrive.
So we have real problems when it comes to addressing this outside the state that are affecting the state. But in the state of Illinois, again, we're putting policies in place that are increasing housing. But I want to address the broader question that you were talking about, which is housing is a point of stability in somebody's life that allows, for example, people to survive and thrive.
Without it, people who have medical challenges aren't able to find the stability that they need to recover from those challenges. So housing is probably the very first and foremost thing that we ought to be addressing. So what did I do in Illinois?
Without it, people who have medical challenges aren't able to find the stability that they need to recover from those challenges. So housing is probably the very first and foremost thing that we ought to be addressing. So what did I do in Illinois?
Without it, people who have medical challenges aren't able to find the stability that they need to recover from those challenges. So housing is probably the very first and foremost thing that we ought to be addressing. So what did I do in Illinois?