Trump cancels signing of bipartisan US housing bill
Trump said the housing measure will wait until Congress passes his voter-ID bill, despite bipartisan support for the affordability package.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump cancelled the signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill, demanding Congress first pass his voter-ID legislation known as the SAVE Act, which he declared a 'National Emergency.'
- The House passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act on Tuesday with a 358-32 vote, incorporating over 50 housing and banking provisions to reduce regulations and ban investment firms controlling 350 or more single-family homes from purchasing additional units.
- Trump dismissed the housing legislation as of 'minor importance,' pressuring Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster—a rule requiring 60 votes—to force passage of the SAVE Act.
- Critics, including Democrats, describe the SAVE Act as a form of 'voter suppression,' while Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republicans remain opposed to terminating the filibuster.
- By linking the housing bill's fate to the SAVE Act, Trump has stalled a bipartisan effort to address the nation's affordability crisis, prioritizing his voting identification requirements over housing legislation implementation.
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Trump says he won't sign major housing bill until Congress passes SAVE Act
The president's announcement came at an awkward time for House Republican leadership, coming just as they were speaking at a press conference about the importance of the bill in addressing affordability.
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