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Flood: We Are Going To Dig Into The Challenges With Building Housing In Rural America

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-01), to examine how rural communities can better leverage private-sector investment and community-led solutions to meet their unique housing needs. Read Subcommittee Chair Flood’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "I’d like to thank our…

Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Addresses Rural Housing Needs

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Today, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Subcommittee Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01), held a hearing addressing the Committee’s ongoing efforts to address the nation’s housing supply challenges, particularly in rural America. On the unique challenges of rural housing needs: "The problems in the rural parts of our country are a little different than those we see in…

Flood: We Don’t Need More Subsidies, We Just Need More Homes At Prices People Can Afford

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-01), to examine how to expand consumer choice and existing housing supply through the use of innovative housing solutions. Read Subcommittee Chair Flood’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "I am pleased to call to order the Housing and…

Housing Subcommittee Explores Options to Unleash Greater Housing Opportunities for American Families

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Today, the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01), held a hearing to explore opportunities to expand consumer choice and existing housing supply through the use of innovative housing solutions. Members examined the market and regulatory barriers that affect the development and deployment of these innovative housing…

Flood: The Housing Affordability Challenge Affects Everyone

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Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Mike Flood (NE-01), to examine the factors and policies that have led to the lack of housing supply in America. Read Subcommittee Chair Flood’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "I am pleased to call to order the first Housing and Insurance…

HEARINGS NOTICE: House Financial Services Committee Hearings Schedule for February 2025

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Today, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) announced the following hearings for February 2025:   Full Committee Hearing Entitled: “Make Community Banking Great Again” Time: 10:00 AM ET Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Place: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building   Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: “Operation Choke…

McHenry Statement on Senate Banking Housing Finance Reform Outline

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Republican leader of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo’s (R-ID) recently released outline for housing finance reform legislation: “It is critical we explore all paths toward responsibly ending the government sponsorship of Fannie Mae…

Committee Examines Serious Allegations of Misconduct at Illinois Housing Authority

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The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee met today to examine the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of the Alexander County Housing Authority located in Cairo, Illinois.    “Today’s hearing was essential to help get to the bottom of the Alexander County Housing Authority’s (ACHA) troubling role in allowing living conditions in both the Elmwood and…

The Effect of Regulation on Affordable Multifamily Housing

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The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee met today to examine the various federal, state and local regulations and policies that affect affordable multifamily housing development. “Today’s hearing was essential in order to determine the costs of regulation, and barriers preventing affordable multifamily housing development. The lack of development is especially concerning because while we…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Committee Announces September FHFA Oversight Hearing

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WASHINGTON – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO) announced today that the Committee plans to hold a hearing no later than Thursday, September 27, 2018 as a part of its ongoing investigations into various allegations of waste, fraud and abuse at the Federal Housing Finance Administration…