WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in a letter urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.
Earlier this month, Congress passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (https://www.warner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warner-celebrates-final-passage-of-bipartisan-landmark-housing-legislation/) to help build more housing, lower costs, streamline construction regulations, preserve affordable homes in rural areas, help reduce homelessness, and curb private equity's abilit...