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5 min readThe Housing Bill That Wasn't Signed
On a Wednesday morning in late March, the stage was built. The flags were up. The fancy desk and chair were in place. Senate Republicans were tweeting about their contributions to the bill. Democrats were tweeting too. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act had passed the Senate 85-5 the previous Monday—a bipartisan bill nearly two years in the making, with nearly 50 separate provisions aimed at lowering housing costs. Donald Trump had announced the night before that he would come to Capitol Hill to sign it. Then, two hours ahead of the scheduled ceremony, he canceled. He never signed it. He hasn't vetoed it either. It just sits there.
The Bill That Actually Exists
Senator Elizabeth Warren describes the housing bill as the product of a year and a half of work, assembled in response to a crisis she frames bluntly: "The average age of a first-time home buyer in America is 38. Because of how high housing prices are." For 35 years, she says, Congress did nothing. This bill was different.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Opening & Context: Trump's Market Manipulation & Distractions** - The host sets the stage by detailing Trump's false claims about Iran negotiations, which are framed as market manipulation, and his focus on vanity projects like the reflecting pool.
- 2 (06:28) **Trump Dismisses the Bipartisan Housing Bill** - The host plays clips of Trump calling the housing affordability bill a "big yon" and refusing to commit to signing it, instead prioritizing the "Save America Act."
- 3 (11:17) **Senator Elizabeth Warren Joins to Discuss the Housing Bill** - The host introduces Senator Warren to explain the bipartisan housing bill and Trump's last-minute refusal to sign it.
- 4 (12:14) **The Mechanics of the Housing Bill** - Warren explains the specific policies in the bill designed to lower costs for homebuyers and renters.
- 5 (14:32) **The Bipartisan Passage and Trump's Last-Minute Walkout** - Warren describes the bill's overwhelming 85-5 Senate passage and Trump's scheduled signing event, which he abruptly canceled.
- 6 (15:40) **Trump's Indifference to Lowering Costs** - Warren contrasts Trump's campaign promise to "lower costs on day one" with his current refusal to sign a bill that would help.
- 7 (16:44) **The Zero-Sum Game of Housing** - The host argues Trump views housing as a zero-sum game, where helping new homeowners hurts his wealthy friends.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out in the White House as Iran denied having any meeting with the United States or its technical teams and Meiselas speaks with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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