Pillar 2 of 5
Growth & Affordability
Expand supply. Lower costs.
Modernize land use and energy policy to expand the supply of housing and power — the two foundations of cost-of-living for American families and businesses.
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More Homes, Lower Costs
A supply-first proposal to expand housing affordability
- Over the past 25 years, new housing supply has remained consistently low, pushing the typical U.S. home price to more than five times the median household income — up from about three to four times in 2000.
- The root cause is regulations that prevent the expansion of housing supply: restrictive zoning, lot-size minimums, and lengthy permitting have made naturally affordable homes illegal or unprofitable to build in much of the country.
- A supply-first agenda centered on state-level land use reform, streamlined permitting, and light-touch density can unlock millions of homes each year without new subsidies.
Powering Growth
An energy and grid policy for reliability, affordability, and competitiveness
- U.S. electricity demand is rising rapidly—driven by AI, electrification, and industrial growth—but constraints in transmission, interconnection, and permitting are preventing supply from keeping pace.
- Current planning and regulatory processes are lagging behind demand, and fuel-specific debates have slowed deployment, raising costs for households and businesses.
- We can deliver affordable and reliable energy by adopting an all-of-the-above strategy that expands supply, improves energy use, and focuses decision-making on system performance.