Affordable housing construction

Whether more homes priced for lower- and moderate-income households get built, who builds them and how, including on surplus public land.

Build more affordable housing

19 members
Darializa Avila Chevalier
House · NY-13 · Democrat
“Darializa will fight to protect all tenants, fully fund Section 8, fully fund NYCHA, prevent deed theft, and build affordable housing.”
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Patty García
House · IL-4 · Democrat
“Building more affordable homes”
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Christina Hines
House · MI-10 · Democrat
“Expand tax incentives that help build affordable housing, and increase the supply of homes available to working families in our district.”
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Lindsay James
House · IA-2 · Democrat
“Get Veterans in Homes: Congress must prioritize building new, affordable homes and communities that can support veterans at home.”
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Cyril Jefferson
House · NC-6 · Democrat
“Cyril’s plan will bring down costs, making the American Dream achievable for all—building on his record of creating affordable housing and creating economic relief for working families”
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“Building more affordable housing through smart zoning and incentives—while protecting neighborhood character.”
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“As Mayor, he’s led local efforts to increase affordable housing, support small businesses, and strengthen public infrastructure.”
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Jessica Killin
House · CO-5 · Democrat
“Killin also laid out a plan to lower costs by ending the illegal and reckless tariffs that are driving up prices, increasing affordable housing, and repealing cuts to the ACA and Medicaid to lower costs for everyone.”
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“Killin laid out a clear vision for a more prosperous economy by stopping tariffs that hurt small businesses and have raised costs, creating more housing stock Coloradans can afford, and repealing cuts to the ACA and Medicaid to lower healthcare costs for everyone.”
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Kristina Knickerbocker
House · OH-10 · Democrat
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Dan Koh
House · MA-6 · Democrat
“Home ownership has become out of reach for so many Americans, especially in the Sixth District. Housing will become more affordable if we prioritize building more homes that people can actually afford.”
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“Previously, he served as Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, overseeing one of the safest, most prosperous periods in the city’s history, with significant increases in jobs, affordable housing, and educational attainment.”
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Brad Lander
House · NY-10 · Democrat
“In the 1990s and 2000s, Brad led two not-for-profit, affordable housing and community development groups, the Fifth Avenue Committee and the Pratt Center for Community Development, where he organized tenants to prevent evictions, built and preserved thousands of affordable homes, and created job training programs that have helped over 10,000 New Yorkers find living-wage jobs.”
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William Lawrence
House · MI-7 · Democrat
“Build affordable housing & end corporate landlord price-gouging”
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“Ending homelessness requires more affordable housing, as well as rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. I support a “Housing First” approach, because having housing is the essential condition to rebuild a stable life.”
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Alicia Limtiaco
House · GU-AL · Democrat
“Alicia supports expanding affordable housing, helping first-time homebuyers, and making sure federal housing programs actually work for local families.”
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Mike McGuire
House · CA-1 · Democrat
“I’ll fight for an economy that actually works for working people: lowering everyday costs, taking on corporate price gouging, expanding affordable housing, bringing down utility bills, and making childcare and elder care more affordable.”
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“We've increased access to higher education with free tuition to California Community Colleges and we're building thousands of units of new workforce and affordable housing.”
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Jeremy Moss
House · MI-11 · Democrat
“Bringing down the cost of housing: Too many in my generation are being priced out of homeownership, while our parents had already achieved the American dream by our age. We need major federal investments to build more affordable housing, creative incentives to repair housing in disrepair, and crack down on corporate investors driving up prices.”
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Denise Powell
House · NE-2 · Democrat
“Build more high-quality, affordable housing that is attainable for first-time homebuyers and middle-class families.”
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Manny Rutinel
House · CO-8 · Democrat
“He then emphasizes his frustration with political corruption and walks voters through his work to lower insulin prices, crack down on grocery price gouging, and building more affordable housing in the Colorado State House.”
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Hilda Solis
House · CA-38 · Democrat
“Hilda Solis is committed towards creating and preserving affordable housing for all residents in innovative and sustainable ways.”
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“Hilda Solis advocated to bring affordable housing projects throughout the first district. These developments will provide 330 affordable housing units in 3rd and Dangler in East Los Angeles, the affordability preservation of Casa Bonita Senior Apartments in Huntington Park, the new La Veranda housing project in the City of Los Angeles, and the affordability preservation of Sunny Gardens Apartments in La Puente.”
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“To tackle the homelessness crisis, Solis helped pass Measure H, a groundbreaking effort bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars to house tens of thousands of people experiencing homelessness. This funding allowed L.A. County to build thousands of affordable housing units all over the First District.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“The housing we create should reflect our values: beautiful, well maintained, close to transit, and deeply affordable.”
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“Claire will fight to establish a national housing construction fund that keeps building going regardless of market conditions, and expand state loan programs that unlock stalled affordable housing developments without waiting for private capital to come back.”
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Randy Villegas
House · CA-22 · Democrat
“Build affordable housing We need an ambitious federal program to build an abundance of affordable and safe housing across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of well-paid union jobs in the process.”
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“In Congress, I’ll be focused on lowering healthcare costs, expanding affordable housing, and rooting out corruption that rigs the economy against working people.”
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Scott Wiener
House · CA-11 · Democrat
“Scott began fighting for more housing on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where in 2012 he became the first Supervisor in a generation to upzone his own district. He took that fight to the California Legislature, passing laws that completely overhauled California’s broken housing system, helping lower costs and build tens of thousands of affordable homes.”
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“SB 4 (Author: Wiener): Yes in God’s Backyard. SB 4 makes it easier for faith institutions and nonprofit colleges to build affordable housing. The law permits affordable housing for lower-income families on excess land regardless of local zoning restrictions.”
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“SB 593 (Author: Wiener): Removes barriers to replacing more than 5,800 units of low- and moderate-income housing in San Francisco that were demolished in the 1950s-70s period of redevelopment, also known as “urban renewal.””
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Fund affordable housing construction with public money

4 members
Jeremy Moss
House · MI-11 · Democrat
“Bringing down the cost of housing: Too many in my generation are being priced out of homeownership, while our parents had already achieved the American dream by our age. We need major federal investments to build more affordable housing, creative incentives to repair housing in disrepair, and crack down on corporate investors driving up prices.”
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Hilda Solis
House · CA-38 · Democrat
“To tackle the homelessness crisis, Solis helped pass Measure H, a groundbreaking effort bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars to house tens of thousands of people experiencing homelessness. This funding allowed L.A. County to build thousands of affordable housing units all over the First District.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“Claire will fight to establish a national housing construction fund that keeps building going regardless of market conditions, and expand state loan programs that unlock stalled affordable housing developments without waiting for private capital to come back.”
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Randy Villegas
House · CA-22 · Democrat
“Build affordable housing We need an ambitious federal program to build an abundance of affordable and safe housing across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of well-paid union jobs in the process.”
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Use surplus public land for affordable housing

3 members
La Shawn Ford
House · IL-7 · Democrat
“Use surplus federal land for affordable housing before it is sold to private buyers”
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Angela Gonzales-Torres
House · CA-34 · Democrat
“Preferential access to surplus federal land for CLT use”
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Stefany Shaheen
House · NH-1 · Democrat
“Use surplus public buildings and land to create new housing opportunities.”
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Expand incentives such as tax credits for building affordable housing

3 members
Victoria Broderick
House · TN-4 · Democrat
“I support the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, a targeted tax credit that closes the gap between construction costs and what working families can actually afford.”
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Christina Hines
House · MI-10 · Democrat
“Expand tax incentives that help build affordable housing, and increase the supply of homes available to working families in our district.”
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Cyril Jefferson
House · NC-6 · Democrat
“Building more affordable housing through smart zoning and incentives—while protecting neighborhood character.”
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Preserve and repair existing affordable housing

3 members
Brad Lander
House · NY-10 · Democrat
“In the 1990s and 2000s, Brad led two not-for-profit, affordable housing and community development groups, the Fifth Avenue Committee and the Pratt Center for Community Development, where he organized tenants to prevent evictions, built and preserved thousands of affordable homes, and created job training programs that have helped over 10,000 New Yorkers find living-wage jobs.”
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Jeremy Moss
House · MI-11 · Democrat
“Bringing down the cost of housing: Too many in my generation are being priced out of homeownership, while our parents had already achieved the American dream by our age. We need major federal investments to build more affordable housing, creative incentives to repair housing in disrepair, and crack down on corporate investors driving up prices.”
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Hilda Solis
House · CA-38 · Democrat
“Hilda Solis is committed towards creating and preserving affordable housing for all residents in innovative and sustainable ways.”
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“Hilda Solis advocated to bring affordable housing projects throughout the first district. These developments will provide 330 affordable housing units in 3rd and Dangler in East Los Angeles, the affordability preservation of Casa Bonita Senior Apartments in Huntington Park, the new La Veranda housing project in the City of Los Angeles, and the affordability preservation of Sunny Gardens Apartments in La Puente.”
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Change zoning rules to allow more affordable housing

2 members
Cyril Jefferson
House · NC-6 · Democrat
“Building more affordable housing through smart zoning and incentives—while protecting neighborhood character.”
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Scott Wiener
House · CA-11 · Democrat
“Scott began fighting for more housing on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where in 2012 he became the first Supervisor in a generation to upzone his own district. He took that fight to the California Legislature, passing laws that completely overhauled California’s broken housing system, helping lower costs and build tens of thousands of affordable homes.”
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“SB 4 (Author: Wiener): Yes in God’s Backyard. SB 4 makes it easier for faith institutions and nonprofit colleges to build affordable housing. The law permits affordable housing for lower-income families on excess land regardless of local zoning restrictions.”
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Build affordable housing near transit

2 members
Dan Koh
House · MA-6 · Democrat
“I will fight relentlessly for legislation that funds new transit infrastructure that will help unlock economic development and more affordable housing in Lynn and across the District, and strongly oppose efforts to cut mass transit funding from the Highway Trust Fund. Defunding transit hurts working people in cities and smaller communities alike.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“The housing we create should reflect our values: beautiful, well maintained, close to transit, and deeply affordable.”
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Protect neighborhood character as housing is added

1 member
Cyril Jefferson
House · NC-6 · Democrat
“Building more affordable housing through smart zoning and incentives—while protecting neighborhood character.”
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