How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law

“When Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts went to her fellow Democrats last year during their weekly lunch to suggest working with Republicans on a major new housing bill, she was met with trepidation and doubt,” the New York Times reports.

“Instead, against seemingly impossible odds, the bill succeeded and won bipartisan support, overcoming the polarization of Congress, GOP infighting, the bitter politics of the midterm campaign season and an utter lack of enthusiasm from President Trump, who ultimately refused to sign it.”

“At a time when bipartisan legislating has become a lost art, its proponents managed to push through the biggest piece of housing legislation in three decades, assembling a broad coalition across both houses of Congress to address an affordability issue that is front and center for voters.”