“Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, we are on a road to voter suppression. Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, many people in this country will be on a road to struggle, compounded struggle.”

Pressley-Led Bills Would Address Bias in Home Appraisals, Expand Affordable Housing, Strengthen Oversight of Corporate Landlords, and Help Families Reach Financial Stability

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) convened with House and Senate Democrats to highlight the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most robust housing package to pass Congress in decades. Following Trump’s refusal to sign the package into law without advancing his voter suppression bill, Rep. Pressley joined lawmakers in demanding Trump support the housing package and the essential, expanded access to housing it would deliver for Americans.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes four of Rep. Pressley’s bills to address bias in home valuations, expand affordable housing, strengthen oversight of corporate landlords, and help families reach financial stability.

A transcript of the Congresswoman’s remarks is available below and the video is available here.

Transcript: Pressley Highlights Historic Housing Package Passed by Congress, Calls Out Trump for Refusing to Sign It into Law

U.S. Capitol

June 24, 2026

Well, aren’t I lucky that Elizabeth Warren is my Senator? So proud to call the Commonwealth of Massachusetts my home. And, Senator, you always persist, and I thank you.

And aren’t I lucky to be a committee member on Financial Services in the eight years that I’ve been in Congress under the leadership of Ranking Member Maxine Waters, who is always reclaiming our time, and I’m so grateful for her indefatigable efforts.

And I do just want to take a moment also to acknowledge the exhaustive efforts of committee staff and also the staff in our respective offices.

Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, we are on a road to voter suppression.

Instead of our celebrating the ROAD to Housing, many people in this country will be on a road to struggle, compounded struggle.

Whether I am on a tele-town hall or at a town hall in community in the Massachusetts Seventh congressional district, which I have the honor of representing, housing is the first, second, and third priority that they raise.

Our students need housing, our seniors need housing, our veterans need housing, young professionals need housing, young families need housing, everyone needs housing.

It determines health outcomes. It determines social and economic mobility.

Housing is so much more than shelter.

As my colleagues have articulated here with their powerful shared lived experiences, housing is about a place of refuge, a place to rest, a place to plan, a place to dream.

So I am so grateful to the leadership of all assembled here, led by Senator Warren and Ranking Member Waters, to get us to this moment.

I’m proud that four of my bills were included in this package.

My bill protects renters from abusive corporations, it addresses racial bias in home appraisals. We know that Black home ownership is the lowest now than it’s been for six decades, and for those that still have their homes, there is a theft that has occurred for decades and aren’t getting the equity that we deserve because of those biases, racial bias in home appraisals.

My bills expand access to affordable housing. They help families build long-term financial stability.

These bills, combined with my colleagues’, will help families not just survive, but to thrive.

This housing bill is long overdue. It is needed. It is popular. It is important.

So I’m going to say Mike Johnson, do your damn job.

And Donald Trump, sign the damn bill.

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