Maria Cantwell

Members of Congress also need to keep pushing State and local authorities to cut back on the thicket of zoning rules that get in the way of building the housing Americans need.

I'm a cosponsor of both of those bills, and they are both priorities in my comprehensive DASH Act, which stands for Decent, Affordable, and Safe Housing for All.

It's clear that people experiencing homelessness need more help than they're getting.

Yesterday Senator Cardin and Senator Young introduced the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, which is all about giving a private-investment boost for housing in blighted and struggling neighborhoods that need it most.

For a long time, you were breaking the rules as a Democrat if you talked about supply-side ideas.

The bill she and Senator Young have put forward, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, would expand LIHTC to create 2 million new units nationwide.

This housing supply shortage has only increased the cost of rent relative to median income.

Not one [state] has enough affordable housing for the lowest-income renters.

We have been facing the housing affordability crisis for too long--both in cities like Seattle and in rural areas.

It is beyond time that we take the necessary steps to truly address the housing supply problem.

We are not keeping pace with demand.

This workforce housing--I'm hearing that hospitals are paying for affordable housing, that insurance is paying for affordable housing.

Congress could spur the creation of over 2 million more rental units over the next decade by enacting the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act.

I can't tell you how astounding that is just to hear, because we already knew in Washington that we need an incredible investment in workforce housing.

Furthermore, building more affordable housing today is going to reduce homelessness tomorrow, which would prevent a lot of individual suffering and save taxpayers' dollars.

It's clear that those experiencing homelessness need more help than they're getting.

Yesterday, Senator Cardin and Senator Young introduced the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, which is all about giving a private investment boost for housing in blighted and struggling neighborhoods that need it most.

We have to create more housing supply.

It's my view that in 2023 providing the States with this kind of flexibility is absolutely essential to increasing housing supply where it is needed most.

The bill she and Senator Young have put forward, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, would expand LIHTC to create 2 million new units nationwide.

We think it's a very important aspect of the certification.

I want more transparency here.

We want better trend lines. We want a trend report every year on what are the emerging trends to be concerned about.

I do think, Acting Director Nolen, that with an appropriator here, we want to make very clear that getting this law fully implemented does require the commensurate appropriation levels.

Congress created new civil penalties in this area for interference. Has FAA taken any action in enforcement related to that?