By Michael Gerrity | Residential News
In a rare display of political displeasure with President Biden, the National Association of Home Builders’ chairman Chuck Fowke issued the following statement this week on the administration’s plan to block logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest:
“It is inexplicable and extremely disappointing that with the nation in the midst of a housing affordability crisis, the Biden administration continues to take steps to make lumber less accessible and more expensive for American home buyers. Blocking logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest will exacerbate housing affordability woes as builders continue to struggle with lumber supply chain bottlenecks that have added thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home. And the Commerce Department’s plan to double Canadian lumber tariffs will only make a bad situation worse by acting as a tax on American home buyers and home owners.“
