"We need to focus on all that. And by the way, a simpler and more rational tax code would also reduce costs for people as well."
"I have never in my time in public service seen school districts having to buy houses to rent to their employees because the housing crunch is so serious."
"We strongly urge all members of the committee to support this change."
"the DASH Act would protect taxpayers' investment in Housing Credit properties by combating two threats to long-term affordability."
"I strongly believe the next opportunity for a big, bipartisan initiative is affordable housing."
"We urge Congress to finance an additional 344,000 affordable homes by enacting Chairman Wyden's proposed Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit."
"Senator Wyden has very well described those efforts."
"We strongly recommend passage of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021."
"I urge all committee members to support this change."
"We're causing the problem, driving up the cost by 40 percent, and then we're offering what percent relief from that burden?"
"These restrictive zoning laws can hurt local economies--and what is even worse, they often amount to a back-door method of segregation."