Bipartisan plan aims to make the American Dream affordable again for millions of first-time homebuyers

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is working on making housing costs cheaper for middle and lower-income Americans across the country.House Main Street Caucus Chairman Mike Flood, R-Neb., is teaming up with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, R-Mo., on legislation they hope will finally give millions of home buyers some relief, as the dream of ownership remains a distant goal for many.It would do so by targeting the federal government's HOME Investments Partnership Program, which provides grants to state and local jurisdictions to build affordable housing.That program, Flood said, has not been significantly am