Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing, Demanding 60-Vote Voter ID Measure First
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Updated · The New Yorker · Jun 29
Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing, Demanding 60-Vote Voter ID Measure First
3 articles · Updated · The New Yorker · Jun 29
Summary
Trump last Wednesday scrapped a planned signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, stalling a bipartisan housing package he had recently praised as historic.
The White House move was tied to Trump’s demand that Congress first pass the SAVE America Act, which would tighten voter ID rules and curb mail-in ballots despite lacking the 60 Senate votes needed.
The housing bill would bar institutional investors from buying more than 350 single-family homes and add measures to expand supply, including faster federal reviews and support for affordable construction.
Mike Johnson said he would formally send the bill to the White House on Monday, starting a 10-day window for Trump to sign it or veto it.
The episode hands Democrats a fresh affordability attack line and underscores Republican unease that Trump is sidelining a cost-of-living issue central to the midterm campaign.