WASHINGTON—Look no further than the slate of interesting additions to the House Financial Services Committee to see the future of the policy debate around housing.
The 21 new members of the committee are poised to tackle housing alongside Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., and some bring notable qualifications to the table, with extensive backgrounds in consumer protection or experience authoring legislation to benefit homeowners.
Waters has emphasized that affordable housing and homelessness are
Observers have pointed to housing as an area that could lend itself to
While the Financial Services Committee’s agenda has not been unveiled, here are some players who — given their backgrounds — are likely to be prominent voices in the housing space: