WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement at a hearing on April 26, 2023, entitled "Building Consensus to Address Housing Challenges": * * * In February we heard from witnesses about the housing challenges that families and their communities face. We heard that more than two-thirds of families aren't able to afford to buy a typical new home. We heard about how local exclusionary zoning   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with the Association of American Railroads to discuss solutions to rail safety issues. The Senator's meeting follows the Norfolk Southern train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio earlier this year that threatened the health and safety of the surrounding community. "Many Arizonans rely on a safe and reliable rail system to get to  more