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Trump is refusing to sign our housing bill that passed. I’m fighting back.

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       SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT TRUMP'S TANTRUMS       THAT PENALIZE AMERICANS!       NOT MENTIONED IN SENATOR WARREN'S STATEMENTS IS THAT THE       PROPOSED 'SAVE ACT' IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.      THE PRESIDENT IS NOT GRANTED POWERS TO DICTATE ELECTION      REGULATIONS - WIDELY ADDRESSED ELSEWHERE. I don’t say this often these days, but Congress actually passed something good. We just overwhelmingly passed the most substantial housing bill in more than 30 years. My 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would lower housing costs, build more homes, help working families afford rent and homeownership, and prevent private equity firms from scooping up homes that families could own. Republicans were even boasting about it this morning — saying what a great bill it was. It was ready to become law this morning. And then, suddenly, Donald Trump threw a tantrum and refused to...

The Bay State angle into the US Senate housing bill

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  ADVERTISEMENT New from  CommonWealth Beacon BALLOT BATTLES:  Dueling housing ballot measures, one proposing strict rent control and one looking to ease restrictive zoning,  collided with  frustrated lawmakers over two days of hearings. Jennifer Smith has more.   OPINION:  As Massachusetts’s population ages and more residents choose to live independently, the cost of the personal care attendants program, which is 50 percent federally funded, has grown. Yet rather than investing in this cost-saving model, the governor’s budget proposes an enormous cut,  which will result in less care , writes Cari Medina, the executive vice president for Massachusetts of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.    The Bay State angle into the US Senate housing bill   March 23, 2026 By  CommonWealth Beacon Staff In Massachusetts, the modern affordability battle cry may as well be “it’s the housing, stupid.” As ...