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Trump: Bipartisan Affordable Housing Bill is a 'yawn'
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President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he'd sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was so unimportant compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal elections.
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Washington Examiner
· Jul 12, 2026
Zach Halaschak: Landmark housing bill targets America’s biggest affordability problem
Washington Examiner economics reporter Zach Halaschak emphasized that a bipartisan housing bill aimed at boosting the nation’s housing supply is a significant step toward addressing America’s housing affordability crisis. “This is a big achievement for Republicans and Democrats who’ve been working for a very long time on boosting housing supply,” Halaschak said on LiveNOW from []
Watchdog Report
· Jun 25, 2026
Washington Land Grab Hides In Housing ‘Fix’
A massive new housing bill racing through Congress claims to rescue young Americans from the housing crisis, but it also expands Washington’s grip on your neighborhood and the housing market itself. Story Snapshot The Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with an overwhelming vote, calling it the biggest housing reform in []
Bisnow News
· Jun 30, 2026
The Housing Bill Sitting On Trump's Desk Isn't The Game-Changer Many Hoped — Or Feared
The federal housing bill stalled on President Donald Trump’s desk is the most significant housing policy in a generation. But while it is a step toward expanding supply, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act will not be a game-changer for the commercial...
Real Clear Politics
· Jun 23, 2026
YIMBY Movement Has Transformed Housing Politics
The YIMBY movement has transformed American housing politics for the better.
Texas Public Policy Foundation
· Jul 13, 2026
Millions More People. Millions Fewer Affordable Homes.
Homeownership has long been one of the defining features of the American dream. For many young families today, it feels increasingly out of reach. While policymakers have spent years debating interest rates and zoning reform, they have largely ignored one of the biggest demand shocks in modern American history. According to a report from the Federal Reserve... The post Millions More People. Millions Fewer Affordable Homes. first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.
KMJNow – Fresno
· Jun 23, 2026
Proposed $11 Billion Dollar State Housing Bond Aims for November Ballot
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A statewide proposal to accelerate affordable housing development in California is moving closer to the November ballot, as l...
Al Jazeera
· Jul 11, 2026
Why the new US housing bill won’t fix the crisis
Why the new US housing bill won't fix the crisis.
Irish Star
· Jun 30, 2026
Donald Trump slammed as 'out of touch' for saying 'big yawn' about a housing affordability bill
Donald Trump called a bipartisan housing affordability bill a 'big yawn' at a press conference on June 29 at the Oval Office. People online blasted the president for that response
The Hill
· Jun 29, 2026
Trump calls housing bill 'a yawn,' concedes SAVE America Act unlikely to pass
President Trump referred to a bipartisan housing bill as a “yawn” on Monday, arguing that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act is more important. It's so unimportant compared to the SAVE America Act,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “When I look at the bill, it's a bill. When I look at...
Fortune
· Jun 22, 2026
Texas and Charlotte used to build huge McMansions—now they’re copying the California design tricks they once mocked
The American Dream is getting smaller and more expensive than ever for homebuyers.
Seeking Alpha
· Jul 1, 2026
Build Less, Pay More: What Happened To American Housing
Build Less, Pay More: What Happened To American Housing
National Republican Congressional Committee
· Jun 23, 2026
Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs
House Republicans just passed critical bipartisan, bicameral legislation to deliver on President Trump and Republicans’ agenda to lower housing costs. The bill increases the number of homes available, cuts costs, and helps more working families achieve homeownership. “Democrats spent years fueling a housing crisis with their failed policies. Republicans are taking real action to build more homes, lower costs, and [] The post Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs appeared first on NRCC.
National Republican Senatorial Committee
· Jun 23, 2026
Ashley Hinson is Making Housing Affordable Again
Ashley Hinson voted to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, landmark legislation to reform the housing industry and unlock the American Dream of homeownership for working families. “Ashley Hinson is fighting tirelessly to unleash economic opportunity for families and make life more affordable. This historic legislation puts the American Dream of home ownership within []
Los Angeles Times
· Jun 23, 2026
Congress passes landmark housing bill with overwhelming bipartisan votes
Measures to provide federal funding for new housing in big cities could be particularly significant to California.
Capital & Main
· Jun 25, 2026
How Many Californians Face Eviction Each Year? The State Can’t Say For Sure.
A bill moving through the Legislature would improve eviction tracking and could help California better target homelessness prevention funding. The post How Many Californians Face Eviction Each Year? The State Can’t Say For Sure. appeared first on .
ArcaMax
· Jun 24, 2026
Housing bill cleared for Trump's signature after winding journey
WASHINGTON — Comprehensive housing legislation won overwhelming bipartisan support in the House on Tuesday, as lawmakers sent President Donald Trump a package both parties hope will help lower costs for what the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
The Daily Caller
· Jun 22, 2026
Senate Passes Major Housing Bill As Citizens Continue To Miss Out On Key Pillar Of American Dream
'Gives Congress a chance to deliver a major win for families'
DNyuz
· Jun 23, 2026
Senate passes housing bill to boost affordability, restrain investors
The Senate passed a major housing bill Monday with a goal of helping to bring down housing prices for Americans by stopping Wall Street investors from buying up single-family homes, among other things. The Senate voted 85-5 across party lines in favor of the bill, which is the first major piece of housing legislation since []
Numbers USA
· Jun 21, 2026
The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse
Housing advocates often focus on increasing supply, but demand matters too. With immigration now driving most U.S. population growth, millions of additional homes will be needed in coming decades. Accommodating that growth could require more than a million acres of new development, increasing pressure on farmland, wildlife habitat, and natural resources. The post The Housing Fix That Makes Sprawl Worse appeared first on NumbersUSA.
The New Zealand Herald
· Jul 3, 2026
Major Building Act reform isn’t weathertight and risks leaving homeowners exposed – Jenée Tibshraeny
Major Building Act reform isn’t weathertight and risks leaving homeowners exposed – Jenée Tibshraeny
KSAT San Antonio
· Jun 22, 2026
Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices
The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply.
Portside
· Jun 26, 2026
The Most Underappreciated Part of the Bipartisan Housing Bill
The Most Underappreciated Part of the Bipartisan Housing Bill jay Thu, 06/25/2026 - 21:16
Coffman Chronicle
· Jun 30, 2026
Trump Dismisses Bipartisan Housing Bill as He Presses Congress on SAVE Act
President Trump dismissed a bipartisan housing affordability bill as “a big yawn” while pressing Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, turning a rare housing-policy compromise into leverage in a broader fight over election law.
UPI
· Jun 29, 2026
Trump says he’s undecided on landmark housing bill, calls it ‘a yawn’
Trump says he’s undecided on landmark housing bill, calls it ‘a yawn’
RedState
· Jul 6, 2026
Illegal Immigration Demand Shock: Why Your Rent Skyrocketed Under Biden
Illegal Immigration Demand Shock: Why Your Rent Skyrocketed Under Biden
2Paragraphs
· Jun 23, 2026
GOP Congressman Fumes Over Elizabeth Warren’s Housing Bill Win, “Big Government Garbage”
U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX), who is running for Texas Attorney General, complained Monday about the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which the Senate passed 85-5 earlier in the day. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who voted for the housing bill, said, “This bill will boost housing supply, bring down costs, and — for []
Off The Press
· Jun 28, 2026
Rep. Kevin Kiley: Sign Housing Bill Now
Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., broke with President Donald Trump’s standoff over a bipartisan housing package Sunday, telling “Wake Up America Weekend” on Newsmax that the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will become law despite Trump’s refusal to sign it until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. The bill cleared the Senate 85-5 and the []...Click to read more
USA TODAY
· Jun 25, 2026
Affordable housing is top of mind for voters in the coming midterms
A Trump-signed Housing Act would hand GOP lawmakers—and Democrats—a shared campaign victory before midterms. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mudzrtmr Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
Sky News Australia
· Jun 29, 2026
Trump calls everything a 'big yawn' next to SAVE America Act
US President Donald Trump told reporters he has very little interest in the housing bill headed to his desk, saying he’d much rather be signing the SAVE America Act. “Here’s what I would like to say, much more than a bill, big deal, it’s a yawn … some people say it’s wonderful, to me, compared to the SAVE America Act, just about everything is a big yawn,” Mr Trump said. “It’s very bad for our nation; we’re the only nation that does it; no other nation does birthright citizenship.”
MS NOW
· Jun 30, 2026
‘It’s a yawn’: Trump just doesn’t care about bipartisan bill to address housing crisis
The president is guided by his obsessions. Helping Americans deal with an affordability crisis just doesn’t capture and keep his attention. The post ‘It’s a yawn’: Trump just doesn’t care about bipartisan bill to address housing crisis appeared first on MS NOW.
Fox News
· Jun 30, 2026
Congress eyes rare bipartisan housing win with or without Trump's help
Donald Trump called the bipartisan housing bill a yawn compared to the SAVE America Act, refusing to sign it amid his midterm elections push.
The 19th News
· Jul 10, 2026
How the new housing law could open up homeownership for single Black mothers
For decades, single mothers have been kept from homeownership by a market that was not designed to deliver them the American Dream. That could all be about to change thanks to a bipartisan unicorn: A massive housing bill — the largest this century — that passed Congress and is about to become law. The bill []
The Week
· Jun 28, 2026
5 flat-broke cartoons about the affordable housing bill
5 flat-broke cartoons about the affordable housing bill
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