President Donald Trump cancels a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill that is intended to improve housing affordability, an hour before the event at the U.S. Capitol. The cancellations come after the bill passes Congress earlier this week. According to reports, Trump demands that Republicans advance a separate voter-identification provision before the housing measure is signed. Both outlets describe the decision as abrupt and connected to conditions Trump places on party priorities. The housing package is described as “massive” and bipartisan, with the goal of increasing housing affordability. The reports do not detail the specific language of either the housing bill or the voter-ID proposal, nor do they provide timelines for when either action may occur. For now, the bill’s signing is delayed, and the focus shifts to negotiations within the Republican Party over whether and how a voter-ID bill will be moved in relation to the housing legislation.
Trump cancels signing of bipartisan housing bill, links move to GOP voter-ID demand
President Donald Trump cancels a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill that is intended to improve housing affordability, an hour before the event at the U.S. Capitol. The cancellatio...
- Trump cancels a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill.
- The cancellation occurs about an hour before the scheduled event at the U.S. Capitol.
- The housing bill has already passed Congress earlier this week.
- Trump demands Republicans move on a voter-ID bill provision before proceeding.
- No signed date is provided following the cancellation.
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a bill aimed at increasing housing affordability an hour before he was due at the Capitol for the ceremony.
1 day agoPresident Trump abruptly nixed a signing ceremony for a massive bipartisan housing package that passed Congress Tuesday, demanding that Republicans must move on a voter ID bill first.
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