WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced three bills to increase housing access and make housing more attainable for all Nebraskans. The package includes the Improving Housing Access Act and theHousing for America's Middle-Class Act to explore existing programs that would expand housing opportunity for disabled, senior, and middle-class Nebraskans. The package also includes the Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act to cut through the costly red tape, a significant barrier to homeownership in rural communities.
"In Nebraska, the dream of home ownership is becoming more difficult," said Ricketts. "Red tape and regulations drive up the cost of housing deve...