Attainable Housing

Policy Committee    September 9, 2025

MORRISVILLE, Sept. 9 – The rising cost of housing, coupled with a lack of availability for affordable homes, is leaving families across Pennsylvania struggling to put a roof over their heads. Rep. Jim Prokopiak (D-Bucks) hosted the House Majority Policy Committee for a roundtable discussion to identify barriers to attainable housing in Pennsylvania and ways lawmakers can help remove those barriers. 

• Host: Rep. Jim Prokopiak (D-Bucks)
• Testifiers:
  • Donald Grondahl- Executive Director, Bucks County Housing Authority
  • Correne Kristiansen- Advocacy Coordinator, Bucks-Mont Collaborative
  • Dawn Diamond- President, Woods System of Care
  • Joseph Phillips- Board President, American Institute of Architects Bucks County
  • Anne Costello- Realtor, Member, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
  • Mo Rushdy- President, Building Industry Association of Philadelphia

Agenda + Testimony

• Roundtable agenda and testimony: Attainable Housing

Media Release + News Coverage

• Policy roundtable discussion identifies barriers to attainable housing in PA, September 9, 2025
• Bucks County Beacon, Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions, September 11, 2025

Photos

• Click here to view photos of the hearing