ICYMI: In Phoenix, Kelly Tours Housing Manufacturing Facility and Highlights Efforts to Boost Affordable Housing

Kelly also reconnected with Kelly Yu after her long-awaited release from ICE detention

Kelly later met with West Valley Mayors to discuss pressing issues such as rising costs and reliable water access

In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly toured Cavco Homes, a manufactured housing facility in Phoenix, to see firsthand how their homes are built and discuss how expanding housing supply can bring down costs for Arizona families.

Sen. Kelly tours Cavco Homes.

As housing prices continue to rise across Arizona and the country, boosting the supply of affordable homes helps working families afford rent or a down payment. During the visit, Kelly heard from workers about the construction process and discussed ways to support policies that make housing more accessible and affordable.

Yesterday, Kelly voted to pass the 21^st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes Kelly-backed provisions to support manufactured housing by eliminating the costly permanent chassis requirement, cut red tape that slows construction by simplifying National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) reviews for small and infill housing projects, and crack down on large institutional investors buying up single-family homes and pricing working families out of the housing market.

Sen. Kelly speaks to Kelly Yu at her restaurant in Peoria.

Kelly also got the chance to reconnect with Peoria small-business owner Kelly Yu at her restaurant, Kawaii Sushi, after her recent release from ICE custody following nearly a year at the Eloy Detention Center, where Kelly visited her last August. During the visit, Kelly heard from Yu about how she and her family are doing since her return home.

Kelly pushed the administration last year to prevent her deportation, stressing that Yu is a longtime Arizona business owner, mother, and valued part of the Peoria community with no criminal record who should not be in ICE detention. Yu is now rightfully back with her family and able to return to her life in Peoria.

Sen. Kelly sits down with West Valley mayors and local leaders.

Kelly also got the chance to sit down with West Valley mayors and local leaders over lunch in Avondale to hear directly about the challenges and opportunities facing one of the fastest-growing regions in Arizona.

Kelly discussed his work to lower costs for Arizona families, including the tax cut plan for working families he introduced this week and his bill to suspend the federal gas tax through October. He also highlighted his push for fair Colorado River drought planning that protects Arizona communities, along with his efforts to strengthen Arizona's long-term water future with the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement.