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ICYMI: Hill, Cleaver Tout House’s 396-13 Bipartisan Housing Win on Bret Baier’s Common Ground

Washington, May 22, 2026

Last night, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) and Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), joined “Common Ground” on Special Report with Bret Baier to discuss the House’s overwhelmingly bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 396-13 vote.

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On H.R. 6644 becoming law:

“The question is can we find a housing bill that has bipartisan and bicameral support that President Trump can sign into law? Emanuel and I believe that bill is the one we just passed, which is the Senate bill amended by the House – 396 members of the House voted for it. That’s an overwhelming number and President Trump says that if the Senate passes it, he will sign it into law,” said Chairman Hill.

On bipartisanship and the importance of compromise:

“It doesn’t have everything everybody wants in it. We had to sacrifice. I had to give up some things that were in the House bill. Maxine Waters, who’s our Ranking Member in the House, we worked together to find a place where we could both be satisfied but not perfectly satisfied. And that’s called legislating,” said Chairman Hill.

“I’m proud of it. I will say it anywhere on the top of any mountain. I am proud and especially proud of the way we handled this. In other words, we didn’t get what we wanted. I don’t know anybody who said, ‘I got everything I wanted,’ and if they said that, they’re lying. Democracy demands debate and dialogue and that’s what we’ve had,” said Rep. Cleaver.

On a win for President Trump:

“President Trump wins in this bill as well. He spoke to the American people in the State of the Union and said that he wanted to not have institutional investors trying to outbid moms and dads for cash to buy a single-family house. That provision is in this bill in a way that meets the President’s goal but does not cut back on the ability to fund housing, increase housing stock. This bill, as amended by the House, will produce more housing at a more affordable price [and make housing] more accessible for more Americans across the country,” said Chairman Hill.