Trump cancels signing of bipartisan US housing bill
- The bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed the US Senate 85-5 and the House 358-32 but President Donald Trump canceled the planned signing, linking it to the passage of the separate SAVE America Act voting legislation.
- The housing bill aims to ease federal regulations to boost home supply, limit private equity firms from buying large stocks of single-family homes, and speed up housing construction to reduce costs and address affordable housing shortages.
- Trump demanded Congress pass the SAVE America Act, a strict voter ID and election reform bill with strict citizenship proof requirements, before signing the housing legislation.
- Some lawmakers, including Republicans and Senator Elizabeth Warren, expressed frustration with Trump’s decision, emphasizing the bill’s importance for affordable housing ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Trump cancels housing bill signing, denying GOP a win
What happenedPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly scrapped a signing ceremony for a newly passed bipartisan housing bill, citing the Senate’s failure to clear the “desperately needed” SAVE America Act voting overhaul. His announcement on social media “caught lawmakers and some staff by surprise,” said The Washington Post. Republican leaders were “touting the housing bill at a news conference” and a flag-festooned stage was ready for him …
Donald Trump is blocking a bill for affordable housing because he wants to push through his electoral reform first. US President knows he's in a dead end.
Trump Halts Housing Bill Signing, Demands Senate Action on SAVE America Act
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled Capitol Hill ceremony to sign the landmark, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act into law, demanding that Congress first pass the controversial SAVE America Act. Trump upended the long-awaited signing event through a social media post, declaring the voting-ID overhaul a “National Emergency” that must take priority [...] The post Trump Halts Housing Bill Signing, Demands Senate Action on…
Chris Hayes Says Trump Derailed Housing Bill to Chase ‘Dictator’ Power
Chris Hayes torched Donald Trump for derailing a bipartisan housing bill, suggesting the president refused to sign it in order to chase “dictator” ambitions. “Why would Trump punt on what is by all accounts a very popular bill, a bill you could go and sell to the American people? And the answer is really, in large part — the main answer is that he just doesn’t care,” the MS NOW host said during Wednesday’s broadcast for “All In With Chris Hayes.…
Trump delays signing bipartisan housing bill as Tennessee advocates push for action
The Road to Housing Act passed Congress on Tuesday with overwhelming bipartisan support from Republicans and Democrats. The legislation is intended to increase the nation’s housing supply, lower housing costs and limit the number of single-family homes purchased by large institutional investors.
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