As Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain at odds over everything from vaccines to immigration, they may have found one issue they can actually agree on: building more housing.

This week, Rep. Sam Liccardo, a Democrat representing Silicon Valley, introduced a bill with a Republican co-sponsor aimed at making it easier for cities to use federal funds for affordable housing. It’s part of a broader effort by congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to bring down rising housing costs nationwide by removing barriers to home construction.

“There are plenty of things on housing that Republicans and Democrats are not going to agree on,” Liccardo said. “But there are enough that we do agree on that are essentially around expanding housing supply.”

Liccardo, a freshman congressman

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