House Democrats Push Trump to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill

House Democrats push Trump to sign bipartisan housing bill

House Republican Urges Trump to Sign Housing Bill, Agrees It’s a ‘Mistake’ Not To

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) agreed with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Thursday that it would be a “mistake” for President Donald Trump not to sign a bipartisan housing bill, urging the president to back the legislation. The bill, which Lawler helped write, passed through Congress before Trump canceled its signing ceremony last week, instead demanding the SAVE America Act be passed first. On Monday, he went further, calling the legislation “a yawn.” “Do y…

‘Sign the damn bill’: Dems, including Jeffries, push Trump on housing legislation

Congressmembers gathered this week to blast a recalcitrant President Donald Trump after he refused to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan affordable housing bill that already passed both the Senate and House. On June 24, Trump announced plans to cancel signing the federal affordable housing act, threatening to veto the legislation unless the anti-voter Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for all voters,…

Mike Johnson says housing bill will become law despite Trump’s push for SAVE America Act

House Speaker Mike Johnson drew a line in the sand on Monday, June 29, declaring that a sweeping bipartisan housing reform package will become federal law—with or without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Johnson officially transmitted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to the White House, triggering a constitutional 10-day window for Trump to act....

Whitesides Calls On President To Immediately Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill To Lower Costs, Increase Affordable Housing Supply

On Wednesday, Rep. George Whitesides called on President Trump to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a substantial bipartisan housing package that will increase housing supply and lower costs for American families.  Despite Republicans and Democrats coming together to overwhelmingly pass the bill, President Trump has refused to sign it as Americans see ... The post Whitesides Calls On President To Immediately Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill…

Mike Lee Pushed Public Land Sales for Housing. Then He Voted Against the Affordable Housing Bill

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee has spent years arguing that selling or transferring federal public land could help address housing costs in the West. Then on June 22, he voted against a bipartisan housing package aimed at expanding supply and improving affordability. The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by a vote of 85-5. Lee, a Utah Republican, joined Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rick Scott of Florida, and Tommy …