Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, Indiana is proud to have manufactured housing facilities across the State that build hundreds of thousands of homes for Americans. Manufactured housing is critical to giving Hoosier families affordable housing. It gives options and supports our domestic manufacturing economy. It makes homeownership attainable, particularly in rural areas. Democrats have allowed the Department of Energy and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to regulate these homes. This has led to unnecessary and sometimes conflicting regulations, which drive up costs for homeowners and creates confusion for manufacturers. The Affordable HOMES Act, led by my friend and Hoosier colleague, Erin Houchin, eliminates this redundant regulation and allows HUD to be the sole regulator of manufactured housing. Homeownership is the cornerstone of the American Dream. We need to get the government out of the way so that housing is more affordable and more Americans can achieve that dream. This is a commonsense bill that will lower housing costs. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to voting in favor of the bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.”