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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester
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- Good news: the ROAD to Housing Act just took a big step forward! This historic package will free up billions for affordable housing, stop private equity from buying up single-family homes, and save both time and money. You asked, we took action. Now, let's finish this!A landmark housing affordability bill is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk after winning overwhelming support in Congress this week, setting the stage for the most sweeping federal housing package in a generation. cnn.it/4xG3ADr
- Congress has spoken. The people have spoken. It's time for the Trump administration to end this war they never should have started in the first place.BREAKING: The Senate adopts the House-passed Iran war powers resolution in a symbolic rebuke of Trump. cbsn.ws/4oKVANz
- It doesn't happen often, but... I agree with @RepThomasMassieThe irony of Republicans controlling all branches of government while bankrupting the country, starting a war, sending money to fraudulent programs, violating the Constitution, giving corporations immunity... but arguing that the biggest problem we have is “stolen elections.”
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“We see the American people, we see what they’re going through right now. We’re a group of people who understand that we have a housing crisis in this country, it’s not new to anyone in this audience.” @SenLBR (D-DE) takes the stage at #HousingSummit26 with a clear message:
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Instead of spending billions on a ballroom and useless vanity projects in D.C., we should be making life easier for Wisconsin families who are struggling with rising costs.
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NEWS: The Senate just passed the biggest housing bill in 30 years! With the median age of first-time homebuyers at a record high, our bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act would: — Build more homes — Lower housing costs — Stop Wall Street from buying up homes Next up, the House. - I'm headed to the floor to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to get Congress off the sidelines and take on the housing crisis headfirst. It's time bring safe, affordable housing back within reach for American families.
00:00 - For many Americans, homeownership has felt out of reach, but the ROAD to Housing Act will help them make that dream a reality. Let's get it passed.The Senate is poised to pass a major bipartisan housing bill with a goal of helping bring down housing prices for Americans by stopping Wall Street investors from buying up single-family homes, among other things. wapo.st/4uS5nCP
- Republicans in Washington are forcing children to go hungry while they make you pay for Trump’s reckless war and a gold-plated ballroom. It's unacceptable.Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline. propublica.org/article/snap-b…
- Juneteenth honors the day millions of Black Americans were freed from slavery. Today, we reflect on the progress we’ve made and look forward to the work we have yet to do.
- It’s clear that we have a problem on our hands. Senate democrats are working on policies to lower healthcare costs, but Washington Republicans need to come to the table.Fewer than 49% of Americans can afford healthcare, the lowest rate since tracking began in 2021, according to Gallup data released Thursday. abcnews.link/qOCJnMF
- Trump promised the ballroom wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime. That was a lie. He doesn’t care that families are struggling to pay for housing, groceries, and gas if it means he gets his ballroom.Exclusive: Trump told reporters on March 31 that the ballroom project would be "taxpayer-free." But project documents obtained by The Post show the contractor estimated the cost at $600 million — more than three weeks before Trump's comments, and with more than half of the cost
