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July 11, 2026 - FRESNO, Calif. - On Friday, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) released the following statement after President Trump announced he would refuse to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress to increase housing supply, reduce housing costs, and expand access to homeownership. 

"San Joaquin Valley families are feeling the strain of rising housing costs every day. For most American families, owning a home is the single largest investment they will ever make. Yet for too many young families, that opportunity is slipping further out of reach. That is why I worked to pass one of the most significant housing affordability bills in a generation. This bipartisan legislation will help build more homes, increase housing supply, and make homeownership more attainable especially for our rural communities here in the Valley. 

President Trump called this bipartisan housing bill 'a yawn' and is now refusing to sign it over an unrelated political dispute involving the SAVE Act, legislation that would disenfranchise eligible American voters. 

The president has a choice to make: sign this bipartisan bill, let it become law without his signature, or veto one of the most significant housing affordability measures in a generation.” 

Source: Congressman Jim Costa