Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congresswoman Janelle Bynum issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act, as part of a broader package, through the House, making it one step closer to becoming law. The bill will help build more and lower the cost of housing in Oregon and across the country. This bill is co-led by Congressmen Bryan Steil (WI-01), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01).

"We're finally moving something through the House to make real progress on a key issue for Americans," said Rep. Bynum. "I've said since my first day in office that the cost of housing is too high - and to fix it, we need more housing and we need it now. Tha...