Congresswoman Bynum Blasts Trump for Betraying American People on Housing

Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum's (OR-05) released a statement after President Trump cancelled the planned signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which passed in both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support. The bill is a landmark package to build more housing and prevent institutional investors from driving up costs in the single-family housing market, putting the U.S. on track to lower housing costs and increase housing supply.

The package includes three of Rep. Bynum's bills, which have now passed the House and Senate several times over with bipartisan support - the Accelerating Home Building Act, the Appraisal Industry Improvement Act, and the Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act. These bills are part of her efforts to address the nation's housing shortage by cutting red tape, building more homes, and lowering costs for first-time homebuyers.

"This is some bullsh*t - and exactly why the American people believe that the system is broken," said Rep. Bynum."You deserve so much better. You deserve to be able to buy a home you can afford in a community you want to live in. You deserve a President and a Congress that can deliver real solutions to our biggest problems. But what we have is a President who is too focused on taking away your voting rights, too focused on lining his own pockets, and too focused on nonsense."

These efforts are part of Rep. Bynum's K-30 initiative, a platform focused on improving public education, strengthening the job market, and lowering the cost of housing. In Congress, Rep. Bynum is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and sits on the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, where she works to address the housing shortage and lower costs for Oregon families.

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