[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HOUSING ACTION PLAN

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, at its core, the American Dream is about 
owning a home. For far too many Americans, this has turned into a pipe 
dream.
  Right now, there are more than 343,000 households in North Carolina 
who spend over one-half of their monthly income on rent, leaving too 
little for other expenses like healthcare, transportation, and 
nutritious food.
  That is why I am proud to have worked on a commonsense action plan 
that outlines some of the work that we have done already and what we 
need to do to address the affordable housing crisis we are facing 
across the country.
  This plan addresses our housing supply, reforms to land use policies, 
improves housing financing, and much more.
  As a vice chair of the New Dem Affordable Housing Task Force, I will 
continue to put forward commonsense ideas and solutions to build more 
affordable housing, increase affordable housing access, and tackle this 
crisis.

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