Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a U.S. Representative from Florida’s 27th congressional district, posted on December 3, 2025 about ongoing challenges in the housing and construction sectors, as well as her legislative efforts concerning foreign influence in American schools.
In two posts made hours apart, Salazar highlighted concerns voiced by builders regarding labor shortages and housing affordability. On December 3, she wrote: “Everywhere I go, Miami and beyond, builders say the same thing: there aren’t enough workers.
Today, 75% of families can’t afford a home and more than 100 million Americans are shut out. We’re 3.8 million homes short, and we don’t have the labor to close the gap.
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She repeated these points in Spanish later that day: “En Miami y en todo el país, los constructores me dicen lo mismo: no hay trabajadores.
Hoy, el 75% de las familias no puede pagar una vivienda y más de 100 millones de estadounidenses están fuera del mercado. Nos faltan 3.8 millones de casas y no tenemos la mano de obra para” (December 3).
Later that evening, Salazar discussed her vote for new legislation intended to address foreign involvement in U.S. educational institutions. She stated: “I just voted for the CLASS Act to block CCP influence in our schools.
If a public school takes foreign money, this bill forces full transparency, who gave it and from where.
We cannot allow foreign communist interests to shape the minds of the next generation.” (December 3).
Housing affordability has become an acute issue across the United States in recent years. National data indicates that a significant share of families face challenges purchasing homes due to high prices and limited inventory—a trend reflected in Salazar’s remarks about millions being “shut out” of the market and an estimated shortage of nearly four million homes nationwide.
Legislative efforts like the CLASS Act mentioned by Salazar follow broader concerns about foreign governments’ roles in U.S. education systems. Proposals seeking increased disclosure requirements aim to ensure transparency when schools receive funding from overseas sources—particularly those linked to countries with adversarial relationships with the United States such as China.
