NAHB Commends Introduction of Yes in My Backyard Caucus

Carl Harris, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan., issued the following statement after a group of bipartisan House members announced the formation of a Yes in My Backyard Caucus:

“NAHB commends Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) and Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) for launching the bipartisan Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) Caucus to highlight the urgent need to build more homes and apartments to ease the nation’s housing affordability crisis. The YIMBY Caucus includes 30 House members who believe it is vital to break down the barriers that are preventing sorely needed new housing developments in communities across the nation. We look forward to working with the YIMBY Caucus to address impediments to increasing the nation’s housing supply and provide more affordable homeownership and rental housing opportunities for all Americans.”