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I want to take time to acknowledge my incredible team and our accomplishments these past few years for our community. I lovingly call our congressional district 12th District Strong. At the beginning of this year, we opened three new…
The 12th Congressional District recognizes two outstanding members of Dearborn's fire department: Battalion Chief Kenneth Murray, for his 26 years of service, and EMS Coordinator Glenn Owens, for his 25 years of service to our communities…
Michigan's 12th Congressional District mourns the loss of Pastor Charles Gilchrist Adams, a beloved spiritual and community leader. He was an activist in our district whose influence impacted so many of our lives across the State and the…
Even if we eliminated all regulatory barriers today holding back our housing markets, would market-rate housing be affordable for all families? No, it wouldn't be affordable for extremely-low-income households.
Before government intervention, many of the foundational elements of our housing finance system, like the secondary mortgage market, simply didn't exist.
It strikes me as odd to hear criticism of, 'An outsized government presence distorting housing markets by supporting low-income families.'
I see it where Michigan lost more Black homeownership than any other State in the country.
But what I don't like is the fact that we think the private market is going to fix its own.
But when Congress provides housing assistance to only one out of four eligible households, while saddling public housing with a $70-billion capital backlog, we must be honest with ourselves about where the problem lies.
I believe that is a helpful recognition that Federal subsidies and intervention are necessary to make homes affordable.
Our Federal subsidies are, 'necessary to fill the gap between what the lowest-income people can afford to pay and the cost of developing operational rental homes.'
This bipartisan bill would provide mandatory funding to purchase development rights via conservation easements from private and Tribal landowners.
This bipartisan bill will require DOI to add Potash and Phosphate to the 2022 Critical Minerals list.
I urge my colleagues on this Committee to work with me and other Members to strengthen the safety net for America's sugar farmers.
The key aspect of the sugar loan is that to maintain its minimal cost to taxpayers, it must be repaid in full each year.
U.S. sugar farmers generate more than $23 billion in economic activity and create more than 151,000 good-paying American jobs.
I look forward to working with you all to achieve a bipartisan farm bill.