Democrat says he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Trump does not sign bipartisan housing bill
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.) criticized President Trump on Sunday for canceling the signing of the bipartisan housing bill.
“I don’t have an opinion on this president, because he said he doesn’t care about rising costs,” Subramanyam told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” about whether he expects Trump to sign the bill next week.
“He said… if he doesn’t have housing problems and his friends don’t have problems either [a] The Virginia Democrat added: “If he has a housing issue, then that doesn’t matter to him.” “So it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t actually sign it.”
Trump canceled the signing of the 21st Century Housing Pathway Act on Wednesday, even though the legislation passed both houses of Congress with overwhelming, veto-proof majorities.
The president has said he will not sign the housing bill until the Senate passes the Safeguards American Voter Eligibility Act, which has been approved by the House of Representatives and would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
After meeting with Trump on Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that he would send the bill to the president on Monday.
“I will send the bill to him on Monday and it will become law,” the Louisiana Republican told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
If the President does not sign or veto the bill within 10 days of the procedural proceeding, excluding Sundays, it will become law.
However, if the Congress adjourns after the 10-day period expires, the bill may lose its validity through an out-of-pocket veto. Both chambers are in recess this Friday ahead of the July 4 holiday. But they are expected to hold pro-forma hearings, meaning the pocket veto cannot be exercised.
The bill contains more than 45 different provisions, bringing together proposals from various MPs in both houses. IT includes precautions speeding up inspection processes for housing construction, creating pilot programs to increase homeownership, and encouraging the renovation of aging homes.
The legislation’s staunchest advocates in Congress, including Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), said it would increase the housing supply and lower costs for first-time homebuyers.
The housing sector also supports the bill. Bill Owens, President of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in question After Trump delayed the signing, stating that Americans “demand action on housing supply and affordability.”
A. Study published by NAHB It found earlier this month that the regulation accounted for $131,734 of the median price of a new home, or $499,500.
Subramanyam, pushed for Stating that federal measures are increasing to help first-time homebuyers make down payments, Trump said signing the bill was “good policy” for Trump.
“We are pushing this to the Democratic side and pushing Republicans to join us in supporting this,” he told Stirewalt. “But… it was an easy win for him, and he decided not to take the award because he wanted to solve a problem that didn’t exist, the problem of illegal immigrants voting.
“So that’s where we are right now. And this president… he’s going to do whatever he wants to do.”
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