Rep. Sykes, New Democrat Coalition Affordable Housing Task Force Unveil Comprehensive Action Plan to Build More Homes and Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the New Democrat Coalition Affordable Housing Task Force, led by Chair Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) unveiled their comprehensive Housing Action Plan, which outlines past actions by New Dems and the Biden-Harris Administration on affordable housing and charts a path for further action by Congress and the Administration.
“Every person in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District deserves to have a safe, secure, and affordable place to live. Unfortunately, a lack of affordable homes, historically high interest rates, and outdated zoning laws have all caused the American Dream of homeownership to be out of reach for too many people in Northeast Ohio. As the Vice Chair of the New Dems Affordable Housing Task Force, I’m working to make that dream a reality once again. The New Dems Housing Action Plan creates a clear, bipartisan path to lowering housing costs for Americans across the country,” said Rep. Sykes.
The Housing Action Plan includes more than 20 policy recommendations that would make improvements to five key factors in affordable housing: the housing supply, permitting and zoning laws, federal financial incentives, the construction workforce, and data collection and transparency.
Read the New Dems Housing Action Plan here.
Rep. Sykes recently hosted U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge in Ohio’s 13th District to highlight HUD’s investments in local efforts to improve access to safe, affordable housing.