The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing following approval Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Through this bipartisan bill, we are cutting red tape, boosting supply, and lowering housing costs,” U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said on X.
The bill passed the Senate on Monday, 85-5, with U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) as one of the dissenting votes.
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Tuberville said he was all for addressing housing affordability, but the bill hands over too much power to the federal government.
“I’m all for looking for ways to bring down housing costs for American families. But giving the federal government more control over housing is not the answer,” he said in a statement provided to 1819 News. “We have seen time and time again that writing a blank check to blue cities means that federal tax dollars will end up in the hands of illegals instead of going to the American citizens it was intended to help.’
Tuberville said the bill also expands the “already bloated” Department of Housing and Urban Development, “which is the opposite of what we need to be doing.”
“We should be focused on getting government out of the way and allowing the free market to drive down costs through competition and a booming economy,” he added.
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