WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement regarding Senate passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48732):

"The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will go a long way in helping tackle the affordable housing crisis we are confronting in our states," said Sen. Cantwell. "This legislation will expand housing supply by streamlining and modernizing critical federal affordable housing programs. It builds on the strong bipartisan work we have done to expand the Low-Inco...