The bipartisan housing bill passed with 85 Senate votes and 358 House votes, addressing a crisis that young voters care about intensely. Trump held it hostage over the SAVE Act — an election provision that polling shows barely registers with voters — and then dismissed the housing bill as 'a big yawn.' It may still become law without his signature.
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The bipartisan housing bill to boost housing supply and affordability passed with overwhelming margins: 85 Senate votes, 358 House votes. Senate Majority Leader Mike Johnson sent it to Trump anyway, meaning it becomes law in 10 days unless Trump vetoes it. But Trump — apparently egged on by Bill Pulte — decided to hold it hostage to force passage of the SAVE Act, a voter registration bill with no meaningful fraud problem to solve and polling at only 52% support. Florida Representative Randy Fine encapsulated the MAGA caucus's logic: if Elizabeth Warren likes a bill, it must be bad, and besides, he didn't come to Washington to work with Democrats, he came to beat them [1] — Donald Trump "When I look at that bill, it's a bill. But when I look at the Save America Act, it's about saving America. To me, compared to the Save Amer…" 32:57 . Trump's audio was even more damning: he called the housing bill 'a big yawn' and said the SAVE Act was 'about saving America.' Jon Lovett mourned it as a rare bipartisan policymaking moment, 'like from another era,' with Elizabeth Warren, Republicans, and the White House all poised to celebrate — before Trump ripped the rug out at the one-yard line. The hosts predict Trump will ultimately let it become law without signing it, having thrown his tantrum, but the political damage to frontline House Republicans who were counting on it as a reelection asset may already be done.
The bipartisan housing bill passed with 85 votes in the Senate and 358 votes in the House, reflecting overwhelming bipartisan support for boosting housing supply and affordability.
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