Housing and Economy
The affordability crisis is hurting us all. The attempt by institutional investors to own the housing market has driven up prices and squeezed out first-time home buyers. How does it make us feel to know that our children may have to bid against a billion-dollar company for their first home? I will fight to push corporate greed out of our housing market, and I won't take no for an answer. We must work diligently to preserve homeownership in America so that future generations can build wealth through owning a home.
Agenda
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Housing is a human right, and venture capitalists and private equity have forced the price of housing through the roof. They do not have to sell and can keep the housing market artificially inflated.
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Support H.R. 1745 - Hope for Ownership Act
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Support H.R. 3214 Home Act of 2025.
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Support new construction of affordable housing, in urban and rural areas, by removing unnecessary red tape and modernizing restrictive zoning laws.
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Support the construction of “starter homes” without excess frills so young people can start their lives with a place to call their own.
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Utilize home-grown resources such as Americorps to help construct new housing for prospective buyers that is affordable and high-quality. This will give the young American working class a chance to own homes again.
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Ban utility shutoffs during extreme weather, stopping heat cutoffs during freezing temperatures and power shutoffs when it’s over 90 degrees.
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Cut taxes for the middle-class and working-class while raising taxes on only the richest 1% of the population who already skip out on their fair share of taxes while also benefitting unfairly from policies meant to help the rest of the country.
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Eliminate the carried interest tax loophole that allows hedge funds to avoid billions in taxes and make these hedge funds pay their fair share.
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Protect Social Security so you can retire and get the funds that you paid into.