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#ICYMI... we examined @mlfudge's @SenateBanking/@Banking confirmation hearing for her nomination to be the next @HUDgov Secretary.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 4, 2021
Learn why she believes "we have to get rid of this notion of Not in My Backyard." #YIMBY https://t.co/Remplb8wJL
"Rather than decamping for the suburbs... city residents remain committed to cities. But beyond the immediate challenges, they want longstanding problems of urban life addressed, and are willing to embrace changes in policy and personal behavior to do so." https://t.co/V0ixdIiqAQ
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 3, 2021
“We need to build more houses... while also reducing onerous regulations to stop prices from spiraling out of control. It is up to those who regulate the bulk of our housing market, the cities and counties, to address this issue head on.” #UTpol https://t.co/T88pga6unI
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 2, 2021
What we've learned about @POTUS' housing agenda.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 1, 2021
Our latest insights report includes analysis of @mlfudge's @SenateBanking/@BankingGOP's confirmation hearing for @HUDgov Secretary and early @WhiteHouse actions on housing. https://t.co/Remplb8wJL
Here's a statement from Up for Growth Action Executive Director Mike Kingsella on the reintroduction of the bipartisan Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. pic.twitter.com/jgu20NUWLS
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 29, 2021
We are proud to stand with many other housing organizations to support the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, introduced yesterday by @SenatorCardin an @senrobportman. This legislation is key to preserving and improving the country's existing housing. https://t.co/4juesTsjYg
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 29, 2021
Her comments were in response to questions from Senator @brianschatz, who linked current exclusionary zoning laws to the discriminatory practice of redlining.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 28, 2021
🚨 "We have to get rid of this notion of Not in My Backyard" - @mlfudge
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 28, 2021
.@SenWarren notes the racial gap in homeownership is now wider than it was in the mid-1960s, when Congress outlawed housing discrimination. She links the disparity to the legacy of racist redlining practices, a topic we've addressed in the past. https://t.co/JNrDQMX4j8
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 28, 2021
Responding to a question from @SenThomTillis about how over-regulation can hold back affordable housing construction, @mlfudge says "everything should be on the table" when it comes to delivering housing to communities and families in needs.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) January 28, 2021