Full Committee Hearing

Housing Roadblocks: Paving a New Way to Address Affordability

Date:   Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Time:   10:00 AM Location:   Dirksen Senate Office Building 538

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THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing on “Housing Roadblocks: Paving a New Way to Address Affordability.”  The witnesses will be The Honorable Eric Johnson, Mayor, Dallas, Texas; Mr. Lee Jelenic, Chief Innovation Officer, United Wholesale Mortgage; Dr. Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University; and Ms. Renee M. Willis, Interim President & CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition.  

All hearings are webcast live and will not be available until the hearing starts. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Member Statements

  1. Chairman Tim Scott (R - South Carolina)

Witnesses

  1. The Honorable Eric Johnson
    Mayor
    Dallas, Texas
  2. Mr. Lee Jelenic
    Chief Innovation Officer
    United Wholesale Mortgage
  3. Dr. Edward Glaeser
    Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics
    Harvard University
  4. Ms. Renee M. Willis
    Interim President & CEO
    National Low Income Housing Coalition