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Trump abruptly cancels plan to sign bipartisan bill aimed at lowering cost of housing unless Senate approves Save America Act (www.theguardian.com)

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In a statement on social media, Trump said: “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency.”

A day earlier, the House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which is intended to lower rents and home prices by reducing federal regulations, streamlining environmental reviews, speeding up the construction process and curbing the influence of corporate landlords by limiting their ability to purchase single-family homes.

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trade voting rights for lower rent?

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Trade actual voting rights for the promise of potentially maybe a slight chance of lower rent, that they dont really want to happen.

[–] ptc075@feddit.online 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hm, makes me wonder if that was the plan all along. I've heard nothing but good things about the housing act, which is decidedly uncharacteristic of our current government. Perhaps it is the hook they planned to use to get the voter suppression act to finally pass.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

The main thing i read was it will make fire coding easier which i don't think is really a great idea.

Don't want houses burning down

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Could also be that they're trying to undermine Trump so nobody's upset when they remove him from office.