Sources tell the Washington Reporter that a report on a disagreement about President Donald Trump’s housing policy agenda between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Republicans in the Republican Study Committee (RSC) is inaccurate.
Bessent joined the RSC lawmakers for a meeting recently to cover everything from the Trump Accounts that Bessent has helped create, to how Republicans should address affordability issues facing Americans, to the wins they aim to deliver via legislation like the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC).
“As the largest conservative coalition in Congress, the RSC deserves enormous credit for the passage of President Trump’s working families’ tax cuts through the House, helping American taxpayers and Main Street businesses to secure tax code permanence,” Bessent said after the meeting.
“Alongside trade deals and deregulation, President Trump’s pro-growth tax policy, including Trump Accounts, has set the table for success in 2025, and the American people will harvest the rewards in 2026,” Bessent added. “In particular, I enjoyed members’ strong interest in housing market issues. Republicans have already and must continue to lead on efforts to solve the most pressing challenges facing American families. Republicans in both the Senate and House have produced strong legislation, and now is the time for the Senate to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and for the House to swiftly send it to President Trump’s desk for his signature.”
Under the leadership of Chairman August Pfluger, the RSC has partnered with multiple Trump administration officials to ensure that Hill Republicans are working directly with the White House.
While outlets like Semafor reported after the meeting that “Bessent privately signals reservations with White House-backed housing bill,” an RSC source told the Reporter that “the RSC is proud to stand alongside Secretary Bessent and the Trump administration in the fight to keep more money in the pockets of working families and build an economy where every American has a real shot at the American Dream.”
For his part, Pfluger added that “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been a driving force behind the most consequential economic agenda in a generation.”
“The work the Secretary has done alongside President Trump to put money back in the pockets of working families is exactly what the RSC stands for,” he continued. “But perhaps nothing captures the heart of this administration’s vision more than Trump Accounts, giving every child born in America a stake in the greatest economy on earth from the moment they enter the world. The RSC was proud to welcome him to Capitol Hill today, and we will be his strongest ally in making sure this agenda reaches every American family in every corner of this country.”
