Washington, July 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over U.S. trade policy, today introduced the Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief Act to eliminate the Trump Administration's tariffs on a series of critical products used in home construction and bring down the cost of housing.

"Rather than lowering costs for American families as he promised on the campaign trail, President Trump has been laser focused on making everything more expensive, particularly through his disastrous tariffs," said Congressman Beyer. "The homebuilding sector has been particularly hard hit, as the new taxes Trump has imposed on imports...