The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a “What They Are Saying” roundup highlighting recent national media coverage in which Chairman Tim Scott framed Senate Republicans’ agenda around lowering costs for American families, expanding access to housing and financial opportunity, and advancing what the release calls responsible digital asset policy. The release points to excerpts from Fox Business and Breitbart interviews that link an affordability focus to President Donald Trump’s election and describe 2026 as “the year of affordability.” It also cites a Punchbowl News interview and profile that characterises 2025 as the committee’s most active period in more than a decade and flags continued attention to crypto, housing and the 2026 election.